Lyon Road Art Blog

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

A customer came to me with a special request. Her friend had just had a son born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). He was scheduled to h...

My New Print Shop

This past February, my husband and I invested in the fancy-pants Epson P800 SureColor fine art printer in order to create an at-home Lyon Road prin...

Happy Anniversary, Lyon Road!

Today's a big day: January 25 marks one year since I started Lyon Road. And oh, what a year it has been. Failed some, succeeded more, learned tons,...

Crohn's Disease

I recently painted the large and small intestines for an individual living with Crohn's. The recipient was so kind and lovely and gracious that I w...

The New Blog Regimen

So I'm starting a new blog regimen. I know, I know, I've started writing posts in the past but I've always lacked that little thing called 'follow-...

Watercolor, the Underdog

I was at Fed Ex this weekend scanning in some of my artwork (I totally recommend using Fed Ex for this btw, they have a nice large scanner and the ...

The Bright Spine

The spine. Eesh, what an important structure in the body. Protecting the spinal cord? That's no joke. Which is why I wanted to do it homage. I chos...

Finding the Time for Art

I recently started an Etsy shop, Lyon Road, to sell my artwork. The initial reaction from friends and family is typically, "Awesome! Kudos!". This ...