index of works
Colored Pencil/Bristol • Watercolor Pencil/Bristol • Colored Pencil/Paper • Ebony Pencil/Paper
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colored pencil on bristol paper
lady J
Date of Composition – December 2018
Size – 30 in. x 18 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned by a Brooklyn real estate agent for the home buyers.
Camellia house PORTRAIT
Date of Composition – December 2018
Size – 12 in. x 16 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned by an Arizona homeowner.
The Wright Brothers
Date of Composition – December 2018
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned as a Christmas gift.
Gilbert Craftsman house PORTRAIT
Date of Composition – September 2018
Size – 12 in. x 16 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned by an Arizona real estate agent for the home buyers.
dixie in her coat
Date of Composition – August 2018
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait of Dixie was commissioned as a birthday gift.
gold canyon house portrait
Date of Composition – October 2017
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned by an Arizona real estate agent for the home buyers.
Timber in the fall
Date of Composition – December 2016
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait of Timber was commissioned as a Christmas gift.
SUCCULENT WREATH
Date of Composition – October 2016
Size – 12 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – The color palette of these succulents is one of my favorites. This wreath was commissioned for a florist shop where prints are available.
john michael & Victoria
Date of Composition – October 2015, Presented March 2017
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned by John Michael’s mother as a wedding gift.
blush rose wreath
Date of Composition – October 2016
Size – 12 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned for a flower shop in Arizona.
STERKA FAMILY PORTRAIT
Date of Composition – July 2016
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned to commemorate the David's graduation.
henry family portrait
Date of Composition – July 2016
Size – 10 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – Nasturtiums encircle the portrait of this beautiful family from Utah.
Mom's Argus Seventy-Five
Date of Composition – June 2016
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing is a portrait of one of my mom's favorite little cameras. I love the giant flash bulb and fun fonts.
Jessica's Wedding Bouquet
Date of Composition – May 2016
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – Jessica commissioned this drawing as an anniversary gift. These flowers were what made up her wedding bouquet, and this verse was especially important to her as she began her marriage.
Vermillion Flycatcher
Date of Composition – May 2016
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – The red-orange color of this bird initially inspired me to draw this portrait. I love that this particular bird has a tendency to bring it's girlfriend a showy butterfly to impress her.
mom's Royal typewriter
Date of Composition – May 2016
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – My mom's typewriter collection inspired me to draw this portrait.
engagement portrait
Date of Composition – April 2016
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing portrayed a photograph originally taken by Katie Nicolle Photography .
here's a bouquet for you
Date of Composition – April 2016
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – A bouquet of fresh flowers inspired this drawing.
CHRISTMAS ROSES
Date of Composition – March 2016
Size – 14.5 in. x 17.5 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper (with ink script)
Work Description – This drawing sits along side a poetic paraphrase of a Psalm. Because of how deeply personal the words are, I have chosen to mainly display the image in my portfolio.
"Come thou fount" Series
Date of Composition – February 2016
Size – Three individual 8 in. x 10 in. drawings
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This grayscale series was commissioned with the words from the eighteenth century hymn, "Come Thou Fount."
engel family portrait
Date of Composition – January 2016
Size – 12 in. x 16 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – A realtor commissioned this drawing as a gift to her real estate clients. They sold their Arizona house and moved to Colorado.
IN DADDY'S HANDS
Date of Composition – January 2016
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait is especially dear to my heart, as this is my nephew, one day after he was born. His parents commissioned this piece as a birthday gift.
Mom & Dad's Song
Date of Composition – December 2015
Size – 9 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was a Christmas gift for my husband's parents. The words are lyrics from a song that is meaningful to them.
Mindy, Angie, Maeberry & Bender
Date of Composition – December 2015
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned as a Christmas gift.
Isaiah 42
Date of Composition – December 2015
Size – 9 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was a Christmas gift for a medical school student and his wife.
PORTRAIT OF JOSH & TRAVIS
Date of Composition – December 2015
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned as a Christmas gift.
The car wash
Date of Composition – December 2015
Size – 9 in. x 13 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned as a Christmas gift for a friend who just opened her first car wash.
TENNESSEE HOUSE PORTRAIT
Date of Composition – November 2015
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait of a Tennessee home was commissioned as a gift from a young family to their grandmother.
PAPA'S POLAROID
Date of Composition – November 2015
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – My grandfather, a police officer during the mid-century, used this polariod camera to photograph evidence in criminal investigations. In 2014, his daughter found the camera in the attic and told me the story.
THE ANDERS FAMILY
Date of Composition – October 2015
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – A realtor commissioned this work as a gift for her real estate client.
FARAWAY FRIENDS
Date of Composition – October 2015
Size – 8 in. x 8 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This piece was commissioned as a gift for a long-time friend and pen pal. The owl and the octopus symbolize two people and their friendship.
ARIZONA HOUSE PORTRAIT
Date of Composition – October 2015
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – A realtor commissioned this portrait as a gift for one of her real estate clients.
Steve at the Ranch
Date of Composition – September 2015
Size – 16 in. x 20 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This portrait was commissioned as a gift for a man celebrating the 18 years of ranch work that he did before selling his ranch in October 2015.
ROSE WREATH
Date of Composition – September 2015
Size – 19 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – I drew this piece by the inspiration of the lyrics “we are your church, we are the hope on earth.”
MOM’S HYDRANGEAS
Date of Composition – September 2015
Size – 9 in. x 13 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was the result of a visual study of hydrangeas that was later purchased as gift for my mother-in-law.
TEXAS WREATH AND WORDING
Date of Composition – September 2015
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned for someone’s as a gift and an encouragement to her in her battle against cancer.
THE PERFECT PLACE TO CHAT
Date of Composition – August 2015
Size – 8 in. x 10 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned as visual inspiration for a young mother.
WASATCH WILDFLOWERS
Date of Composition – August 2015
Size – 12 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – I drew this with the inspiration of the summer scenery of the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City Utah.
WYATT'S COMPASS
Date of Composition – August 2015
Size – 18 in. x 18 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing was a gift for my nephew born in September 2015.
THE BROTHERTONS’ NEW HOUSE
Date of Composition – August 2015
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – A realtor commissioned this drawing as gift for her real estate clients.
our wedding day
Date of Composition – May 2015
Size – 18 in . x24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – Jen Driesbach of Kreatid originally took this photograph on my wedding day.
MILLER FAMILY PORTRAIT
Date of Composition – March 2015
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – A church commissioned this portrait of the church’s pastor, his late wife, and their children, as a gift for the family shortly before her death in the Spring of 2015. She heroically battled breast cancer for many years and this portrait commemorated her life and courage, along with the strength of her family.
LAMAR STUDIOS' GIRLS
Date of Composition – January 2015
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – Jon Lamar of Lamar Studios Photography originally took this photograph of his daughters as a Christmas card.
A Girl from Mibu Papua New Guinea
Date of Composition – June 2014
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing came from a photograph I took of a child in Papua New Guinea in the Mibu tribe of the Finisterre Mountains during the summer of 2010.
A Girl from Mibu in Blue
Date of Composition – March 2014
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This drawing came from a photograph I took in 2010 of a child in Papua New Guinea in the Mibu tribe of the Finisterre Mountains. At this moment, people from the tribe have joined together for a volleyball game, followed by an all-night “sing-sing.”
watercolor Pencil on bristol paper
ILLUSTRATIONS for Perky the Alpaca
Story – Michal Ann Morrison
Illustration – Meredith Enzbigilis
Date of Composition – 2014
Size – 11 in. x 14 in.
Medium – Book/Watercolor Pencil on Bristol Paper
Work Description – This collection of illustrations are all for a children's book that Michal Ann Morrison wrote and I illustrated in 2013. The process was about a year long, and the result is Perky the Alpaca, a story of a young farmer and his alpaca named Perky. The book is available for purchase on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Colored pencil on paper
Genuine Love Logo
Date of Composition – October 2015
Size – 8 in. x 8 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This was draft for a women’s retreat logo for a church in Utah.
A STEPPING STONE LOGO
Date of Composition – September 2015
Size – 10 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned as a logo for a non-profit ministry, “A Stepping Stone”.
KUNA LADY SELLING MOLAS
Date of Composition – September 2014
Size – 14 in. x 17 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This drawing was a gift to a husband and wife, commemorating their trip to Panama, where they captured this photograph of a local woman selling hand-made fabric art.
THE GORSLINE’S HOUSE
Date of Composition – July 2009
Size – 16 in. x 20 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This portrait was a commission for a family’s Tennessee home.
THE HEAVY HEART
Date of Composition – Spring 2008
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This piece was the second piece in my senior year portfolio, a series of juxtapositions depicting the connection between pain and beauty.
NEW LIFE
Date of Composition – Spring 2008
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This piece was the fifth piece in my senior year portfolio.
LIFE SPRINGING UP
Date of Composition – Spring 2008
Size – 16 in. x 20 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This was the third piece in my senior year portfolio.
THE CHURCH REFINED
Date of Composition – Spring 2008
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This was the fourth piece in my senior year portfolio.
SELF PORTRAIT 2007
Date of Composition – Fall 2007
Size – 14 in. x 20 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This was the first piece in my senior year portfolio.
COWBOY KIDS
Date of Composition – Spring 2007
Size – 12 in. x 12 in.
Medium – Colored Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This piece was the beginning of my work in colored pencil drawing.
ebony pencil on paper
THE ENZBIGILIS’ EPIC HOUSE
Date of Composition – December 2012
Size – 16 in. x 20 in.
Medium – Ebony Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This drawing is a picture of a home from a newspaper clipping. The home was once a parish for the local Lutheran church. Now the home has been relocated less than a mile from the original location.
KENNY’S COLT
Date of Composition – January 2012
Size – 18 in. x 24 in.
Medium – Ebony Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This drawing was commissioned by a someone as a gift to her husband.
Two Young Girls
Date of Composition – Spring 2007
Size – 16 in. x 20 in.
Medium – Ebony Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This drawing was a gift for my parents. The two children are my sister and me, sometime between 1995 and 1996.
Ranch Life
Size – 16 in. x 20 in.
Date of Composition – Spring 2007
Medium – Ebony Pencil on Paper
Work Description – This is a portrait of a man and his ranch-hands in Arizona.