Darla-Jo LeBaron

I am mostly a self-taught artist with the help of online tutorials and DVD courses, but I have also taken some in-person workshops, which has allowed me to grow as an artist and let my creativity be free to experiment. I work in watercolor, oils, acrylics, oil pastels, liquid acrylic pour paint, and Encaustic (cold and hot beeswax). I tend to lean towards working on still life, landscape and abstracts. Occasionally, I will do portraits of both people and pets, but I am still learning techniques that will help me paint more realistic portraits. In the past, I've even worked on polymer sculptures, copper wire sculptures, copper wire weaving, colored inks and alcohol inks.

My newly-built art studio is warm and inviting, and decorated in an eclectic mix of steam-punk meets oriental and southwestern. I don't mind working on the occasional commissions, however I mostly enjoy working on pieces that I can work on when the mood strikes and time allows. I also have room for teaching a class with one or two people, who would like to learn an art technique, such as Encaustic or do a liquid pour art piece as a make & take project. I'm very lucky to be doing what I love as my business.

Please click on the MY SHOP tab to see the bulk of my current smaller work, which are functional art pieces that are wood, glass or ceramic dishes and bowls, that are tough enough to handle putting keys, change and jewelry into. Thank you for your interest!