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One of my faves is still up for grabs! Swipe 👉 to see the photo of Bow Falls in #banffnationalpark that inspired it. But if no one buys it, that’s cool too. Because it’s hanging in my office area right now and I kinda love it. 😏
Packin’ up and shippin’ out! So grateful for all the love and support during yesterday’s launch. ❤️ Still a handful of paintings available in the shop if you want to take one home!
The Wanderer Collection is live! Head to the link in my profile to browse and shop. It was such a joy to create these paintings after a long summer hiatus of moving/traveling. All of the pieces were inspired by photographs that we took during our travels this summer, which provided a nice opportunity to reflect on that season of adventure and transition for our family. I hope you love the paintings as much as I loved making them. Thanks, as always, for all the love and support along the way. ☺️
Here’s another from the upcoming Wanderer Collection! It’s the view of Bend from the top of Pilot Butte. The “mountains” in the top left are two of the three sisters, the green swoop off to the right is Aubrey Butte, and our house is in the burnt orange area. I basically just gave directions to our new home, please don’t stalk us. On an unrelated note, mad props to all you hand models out there. You should see the number of times I made Beau re-take these photos and I still look like I have a claw hand. 🖖
Lots of paintings inspired by our trip to Banff in this next collection. Swipe 👉 to see the photo that I used for reference. I love that the paintings aren’t exact replicas of the photos we took, but evoke similar shapes/colors/compositions and capture the feeling I had while visiting. I’m going to have a hard time letting this one go! The Wanderer Collection releases this coming Monday, October 14th (and email subscribers will be getting early access on Sunday morning at 9AM PST 🙌). Can’t wait to show you the rest! 🏔✨
Friends! I’m taking the ol’ insta in a slightly different direction. Cliffs Notes Version: from now on, I’ll be posting the personal stuff (i.e. Beau, Miles, Walter, & a more unfiltered view of our lives) over at @thegilmorefam. Which leaves this account for art! For anyone curious as to WHY, here’s a deep dive into the psyche of someone who has been clumsily toeing the line between business and personal in this space for far too long. The other night, I took a video of Beau and Miles dancing. It was a sweet video that I wanted to capture for ME (& a few friends who may also enjoy it). But based on past experience, I knew that if I posted it, I’d lose followers (if you’re curious, I did post it in my story, and I DID lose a handful of followers for it). I’d love to say that I don’t care about the numbers, but as someone who has been trying to grow an audience for my art in the same space that I’ve been using as a personal photo album, the metrics become hard to ignore. Yes, losing a follower could mean losing a potential customer. But what’s more of a bummer is that the loss of followers in direct relation to a post can, if I allow it to, steal value away from the moment that I posted about. As an aside, I DO understand why the unfollowing is happening. I think about it this way: I follow my friends because I care about their lives. In addition to friends, I follow a small number of people that I don’t know in real life, usually for a specific purpose (i.e. inspiration, etc.). If these people that I DON’T know start posting about personal things, I’m less likely to engage because that’s not why I’m there. All that to say, I’m realizing that I shouldn’t be allowing negative metrics to define which moments of my life are meaningful, and I’m finally going to create some separation in order to protect myself from that. I’m excited to have a place to post silly life moments and not keep track of how people react to it for biz purposes. Mom, I really hope you enjoy it. As for THIS account, I’ll be posting the art I’m working on, the outdoor adventures that inspire my work, and you better believe that my VOICE will still be here. (continued in comments👇)