A closing day commission that proved a white house is rarely as simple as it looks.

We were waiting for fireworks, but the sky started showing off first.

A watercolor keepsake of the place where two students met in The Windy City.

Sometimes a house portrait is really just a negotiation between memory and reality.

A cozy metro Detroit cafe brought to life in ink and watercolor, tiny lettering and all.

A moving day commission, turning home into a keepsake for the family long after the boxes are gone.

A coastal watercolor built around reflection, movement and changing light.

A custom watercolor house portrait created for closing day--and finished with just enough time to spare.

A watercolor portrait of the cozy little California donut shop where their love story began.

A childhood home, a garden in full bloom and one very determined little dog.

Proof that sometimes a photo doesn't show the best version of a place.

Coming in hot with a lake house portrait where the sky completely steals the show,

A sweet spot in Boston preserved in watercolor, where a first date became a lasting memory.

Nothing says spring in Michigan like Tigers baseball and a 40% chance of snow.

Freshly fallen snow, tiny rocking chairs and every evergreen perfectly in place in this winter wonderland frozen in watercolor.

I mixed every green in my watercolor palette -- and then some -- for this one.

From the red-checkered napkins to the legacy of Detroit's own "Sauce Boss," every detail was captured in watercolor.

When a driveway full of trees tells a lifetime of stories.

Pink flowers everywhere, a towering tree, and a house full of character.

A watercolor beach house to thaw the winter blues.