Fading….

“Death” 10.75×10.75 Gouache Brandi Malarkey, artist

When death and destruction are pretty.

Oops?

Sometimes it is impossible to keep your mistakes to yourself.

Painted Lady

Painted Lady. Gouache on paper. 11x15. Brandi Malarkey, artist. ItsAllMalarkey.com

Entomologists and farmers are currently my two favorite kinds of people. They both give me such interesting presents! Last year was a good one for Painted Lady butterflies, and one of the spider webs in the greenhouse at the Northern Plains Botanic Garden managed to catch quite a selection. Since the spider apparently died before […]

Of detours and dead things

Brandi Malarkey, Artist. ItsAllMalarkey.com

So in typical fashion I have boldly told everyone to brace themselves for lots of posts and lots of paintings, and then I got distracted. Instead of painting pictures, I have been painting walls. I have rented a new studio space! Naturally it took significant time and energy to get it all sorted out the […]

Third time’s a charm?

Desert Honey. Watercolor and Gouache on paper. 10.25 x 14. ItsAllMalarkey.com

Question: What does Georgia O’Keeffe and a bathtub have in common? Answer: New art! Being called into the bathroom by your child to “come look at something” can go multiple ways, many of them less than pleasant. Recently, however, it was quite fun. My daughter’s hair has grown long enough that she discovered that she […]