This adorable dog stopped to smell the flowers, and then I had figure out how to paint all of them.

A luxury Birmingham closing gift, with a little sunshine added because the reference photo wasn't bringing enough.

The building was very wide. The paper size was not. And somehow, I had to make them work.

Equal parts retirement gift and architectural endurance test.

Some moments last about three seconds. Thankfully, watercolor lasts a lot longer.

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

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.

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.