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Nubble Lighthouse Reflections watercolor painting with white lighthouse, blue water reflecting sky.
Beauty

A New Adventure Sailing the World

The last five years, from the Rockies to the Atlantic Ocean, our family has inched closer to the water.

In a few months, we will be living off the coast of South Africa, on our catamaran “Lady Grey”. So many normal things are about to change, but some things will remain the same.

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"Beauty from Prickles" - Cactus with yellow bloom
Healing

Who Tells Your Story?

We can all remember certain stories that define us. When you think of your favorites stories growing up, were any about you?

Who told your stories?

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Mother with child nursing 7 x 10 original watercolor by Jonalyn Fincher copy
Healing

Mother and Child

How did we become a homeschooling-sailing family? I wasn’t always a mother and I didn’t always want to homeschool or travel. But the reality of a child to her mother has changed many an ambitious woman. As many good stories, this one begins with the birth of a chubby baby.

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All is Bright watercolor of candle with holly in dark room 7.5 x 6
Healing

All is Calm

All is calm, all is bright. Now, let’s be a little bit more honest. These six little words could not be further from the truth.

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Jonalyn Fincher paints a watercolor of a garden in her studio
Beauty

Painting a Garden

For a watercolor artist, painting a garden is an absolute dream. Painting for a friend is even better. I adore doing commissions for people I know. Barefoot Boy I have a friend who created a cut-flowers garden. This is a commissioned painting of her son running carefree and diaper-heavy through her flower beds. That’s the color study on top that I paint for all my clients so they can imagine and give feedback. Takes some of the anxiety out of

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Watercolor painting of a family skiing together down the slopes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Beauty

One Painting with All Your Ski Memories

One of the best things about being an artist is taking ideas that only exist in someone’s imagination and turning them into a work of art. One blank sheet of paper in which I get to paint all the memories–it’s a challenge, but I love it. I’ve been asked to paint ideas from family vacations to personal milestones. But for our family, I’ve taken an imaginative idea and applied it to one painting with all our ski memories! Skiing Together

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