Memorial Paintings

These paintings are built out of your memories of your loved one's passions, dreams, favorite things, places they loved, and their unique way of being joyous in life. Similar to a patchwork quilt or a scrap book, with every glance you will have the opportunity to endlessly revisit what made them so loveable and what made your relationship so special.
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Sentimental Objects

A sentimental envelope and feathers integrated into this painting.

​I invite you to include photos and an actual object in the painting.​

Detail of a recent painting where the rose was made from actual dried rose petals as a memorial tribute to a beloved mother.

I paint in, through, and around the photographs, or sentimental objects, integrating them into the fabric of the painting.

Example of photo integration in a memorial painting.

Ash Paintings

You will have the option of including cremation ashes in your painting. This is a very personal decision. I understand many people do not choose cremation for personal and or religious reasons. Should you choose to include the ashes from your loved one's remains (person or animal) it will be integrated directly into my paint before I apply it to the canvas. For those who might find this a bit macabre, I encourage you to instead think of your painting as a cremation urn in a different form, a form which shares their story and celebrates their personality.

Here are some
Memorial Paintings...

“The Sun King” Memorial Ash Painting honoring the love of siblings and the greatness of a man filled with a passion for music (especially The Beatles Abbey Road Album,) family, games and adventure. His ashes are nestled in the paint on the crosswalk.

"I want to tell you how important and special this painting is to us. It is so much more than colors on canvas, you have touched our hearts in many ways." ~Garry Wessels-Galbreath ​(Father of Lobo)

“Mama” A memorial and tribute to the love between a child and mother inspired by a poem “Mama Poem #1” by Porsha Beed.

One of my earliest Memorial Paintings created to gift to a family grieving the loss of their child due to suicide.

Memorial painting of 50 birds honoring the 50 individuals murdered in the Christchurch Mosque terrorist attacked. Gifted to the family of Atta Elayyan in his memory. Atta’s father was one of the Imams who survived after being in critical condition. This family served as pillars of strength in the Corvallis Oregon community living there until Atta was 12 years old before moving to NZ. Atta was the CEO of his company. Microsoft purchased the computer programming that he created. He mentored many youths in Futsol and in computer programming and was loved by many people.

Another early Memorial Painting about rebirth of self after the loss of a parent.

Memorial to honor a loving mother, sister and friend. An adventurous soul with a joyful nature. She brought kindness to all who knew her.

Memorial Painting honoring a dear animal companion who touched the lives of many people from circle gatherings to nature adventures.

Memorial Painting about “Ranger Russ.” One of the questions I ask regarding an animal’s personality is about what career they might choose if they were human. Russ loved being wild and connecting with nature. His human companion thought he’d be an ideal ranger.

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