Things get a little quiet around here in November as all the paintings seem to be gifts, but I love the thoughtfulness of your custom painting ideas. Also, get ready for something new and exciting that’s coming in the new year!

Tulsa now its own dedicated Champagne bottle artist!

There are two types of people: plan ahead and … those who don’t. October is the prep month for those early birds who are starting their holiday shopping. Which, I love, because it can take up to 3 weeks for me to complete a custom watercolor piece.

An amazing inquiry came my way about creating a watercolor Tulsa landmarks piece for Marquette School's auction.

This 11x14 hand painted piece is an Alexa's Illustrations original featuring midtown and downtown favorites and icons.

The first step of a custom portrait is to sketch the piece. Sounds easier than it really is. Here’s some insight to what considerations are made and behind the scenes to the process. Learn more about reference photos, the drafting and revision process, and some helpful tips for your hand painted watercolor portraits.

When The Inviting Place reaches out to me, I know we're about to create an amazing custom masterpiece!

A couple getting married in front of the very impressive sequoia cacti at an amazing destination wedding needed a piece to get their guests excited about the upcoming event celebrating their love!

September 2021: Featured in Tulsa People Home - Featured in The Scout Guide Tulsa vol 4 - Tulsa Restaurant Week - Tulsa GIFs - Custom Watercolor Silhouette Portraits

Long lashes, tiny curls, big bows, button nose. These sweet details on our kids melt our hearts and we want to capture them and keep them forever! I think I’ve stumbled upon something…

The Scout Guide Tulsa Vol 4 is here!

For those of you who have been following along for a few months, you’ve most likely seen the updates as I announced this amazing project for The Scout Guide Tulsa!

For those of you who are new, welcome!

Hooray! It’s the day I’ve been waiting for since May of this year: the Alexa’s Illustrations Tulsa Map for The Scout Guide Tulsa is painted, published, and printed!

Look at how beautiful it turned out! All the Tulsa favorites, including new ones that were added this summer, painted in watercolor, digitally compiled, and overflowing with all the love I have for this city!

September is the start of festival season in Tulsa. In the Before Times, there were so many unique themed festivals and events to attend, often falling on the same weekend.

The kickoff is always Tulsa People's Tulsa Restaurant Week.

Tulsa themed GIF Stickers for Instagram created by local Tulsa artist, Alexa’s Illustrations

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Double house portraits, wedding map, new semi custom crest illustrations, and a few hints at other upcoming projects by Alexa’s Illustrations.

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Alexa’s Illustrations custom house portraits as featured in Tulsa People Home magazine issue September 2021.

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An end of summer double commission came my way that I am excited to share. What started out as a painting of a friend's home, turned into a double painting of a sister home. Sister home as in it's sisters that love in the same neighborhood!

This summer, I helped make wedding dreams come true! The Inviting Place contacted me about a client who had always dreamed about having a watercolor map as part of her invitation suite. Of course, I said “Yes, let’s paint something amazing”!

The process includes the client sending me reference photos of the items to be painted and either an address or a sketch of the roads and water to be incorporated.

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July was another busy month (I say that all the time, don’t I?), filled with people portraits, house portraits, personal projects, and prints. I hope everyone was able to enjoy some summer relaxation time in whatever for that takes for you. Fireworks and staying up late is how the month kicked off, and I may be in a bit of denial about August happening, still trying to squeeze in all my July projects.

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Never in a thousand years did I think that etsy would see my work and want to share one of my process videos on the etsy Facebook page! What a dream come true! What started as a comment asking permission, a few days passed and then I started getting dozens of favorites, messages, and a few sales (limited by the number of commissions I can complete at a time).