FINE ART & ILLUSTRATION

I like to paint in watercolor primarily for my notecard illustrations and custom portraits, but I also have created work in oils and acrylic. I will take commissions when they fit into my work schedule. My notecards and prints are available in my online shop.

The sea of galilee

VIOLETS NOTECARDS

Beth's studio where she creates her art. There is a painting easel and the windows look out on the countryside where she lives.

A CORNER OF MY STUDIO IN BELL BUCKLE, TENNESSEE

INDIGO BUNTING BIRD ART PRINT

Sunday’s coming…. Happy Easter!! 🐣🌷✝️🩷💕 Jesus Lives!!!
Illustration from Be Uniquely You written by Karyn Dawkins and illustrated by me! It will be available in a couple months! 💕🩷

The stages of an illustration: rough sketch—> finished line drawing—> finished color page!
This was a cute page to draw… did you know that I taught Middle School Art (grades 6-8) when I graduated college? I had my art ed degr

🎉 Be Uniquely You by Karyn Dawkins is now at TLC to be designed and then off to the printer! I am so excited to share this: it’s a message about how God made you uniquely to be you and whether that’s a boy or a girl and with whatever tal

I’ve had to switch gears and am starting to draw more realistic characters for my next project. Today I ended up doing this quickly for fun— sometimes just playing with brushes can bring up different styles. This is drawn from a photo of

If you haven’t gotten your copy of Cartwheel Anyway yet, it would make a PERFECT Easter gift! 🐣
It’s my son’s 28th birthday today and I posted photos in my stories to commemorate it! 😭 Turn on the sound and you’ll see why I&

Sorry I’ve been buried in work and haven’t popped on much lately! I’m finishing the last spread of my current book project for Karyn and it’s going to be a really cute one too! It’s called Be Uniquely You! If you don&rsq

I love to see what everyone is busy working on! I’ve got 4 more spreads to finish for this cute book!
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Grandma is telling the story in the next book which will be published in a couple months!
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This is who draws your book illustrations! 💛

Beth Snider’s Podcast “Self Publishing for Authors and Illustrators” just aired it’s 3rd episode “Self Publishing Secrets No One Tells First Time Authors” and she actually shares what has made her very successful i

We had a really fun afternoon at Sweethaven Ice Cream Shop in Franklin today! @sweethaven_tn Madi signed lots of books (and so did I)!! It was so fun to meet the real life characters n Cartwheel Anyway! 😁💕 If you haven’t gotten your copy yet

I’m reminding you guys that this book signing is tomorrow (Sunday) in Franklin! So if you’re in the area, come and join us!!🎉🩷💕

Working on another children’s book and I just love drawing the pictures! It is a joy. This picture is just an extra one so I felt okay sharing it… plus it makes me smile! I hope you had a good week— this one flew by again!
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I created this for a family member’s birthday today and I just loved it so I added it to my “gift shop” on my website (see link in bio)! It’s a small 5x7” print called “Wild Roses” of a gouache painting I did

An old sketch to wish you Happy Valentine’s Day!! Sending out a hug to everyone!! ❤️❤️❤️

A little article about Madi and the book release! (see link in bio!) And I’m mentioned which is so thoughtful. I’m based in the tiny town of Bell Buckle, TN where I have my little studio space in my home. 🩷 It’s my dream come true!

LAUNCH DAY!!🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for all of your enthusiasm for this book!! It is now shipping from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target! Congratulations to Madi Bakker on a beautifully written book that will be a blessing to everyone who reads it!! 🩷

This is one of my favorite pages of illustration from Cartwheel Anyway: A Story of Living with the Joy of Jesus! Tomorrow is the “birthday” of the book!! 🎉🎂 It starts shipping!!!💕🎀🎉
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I sewed my doll pattern last Sunday but it was harder than I thought! The corners still pull too much so I’m going to take the pattern down and rework it if I get the time. I was trying to make it easy to sew by not making separate arms and leg

🎉I am humbled to be the featured artist over on @yourcreativementorship today! Go there to read a little insight into my work day and what I do. I have been in sweet Melissa Johnson’s group for over a year now and it’s the best group of

Check out my Instagram feed to see what I’ve been working on!