Because Instagram doesn't tell the full story

Yeah, I still have a blog.

artistic travel journal advertising for a travel journaling creative retreat to cappadocia, turkey

Travel

read more

Ever wish you could learn to create a beautiful travel journal to document your most memorable vacations around the world? How about traveling and learning with me in stunning Cappadocia? I KNOWWWWW!! You may have followed along vicariously with my trips to Morocco and Thailand in 2022 and 2023 through my IG stories. So you […]

Travel Journal Adventure to Cappadocia

Learn

read more

Grab your iPad and get Procreate locked and loaded, my creative pals! It’s time for a Procreate Party! A full weekend filled with live procreate tutorials from loads of talented instructors! What’s a Procreate Party?: It’s a two-day long event hosted by Peggy Dean of The Pigeon Letters. She’s brought together loads of instructors to […]

Loads of Procreate tutorials all weekend? It’s a Procreate Party!

Work

read more

It’s a difficult question to answer. My initial response is to say no, not yet, but I’m working on it. And then I take a second and realize that where I am today feels incredible when I think about where I was a year or two ago. October 2020 Alicia had her arm in an […]

Am I A Success? • Immersion Live with Bonnie Christine… and me!

Learn

read more

Earlier this year I went out on a limb and applied to be a part of The Pigeon Letters’ Design Team for the 2022-2023 season. I’m not like, a well-known artist or anything, but I felt confident enough that I could teach TPL readers a few new techniques that I love to use. Even still, […]

The Pigeon Letters 2022-2023 Design Team

Image of sketchbook displayed open on a table

Learn

read more

Wanna get sketchy with me? You can! And it’s totally free! Download the 30 Day Sketchbook Challenge here.

Let’s get sketchy AF

Grab it right meow

No kitten around.

I've created a sketchbook challenge guide filled with 30 days of exercises and loads of sketchbook prompts - and it's totally free. No kitten around.

it's free!

Drop your email address here so you can see all the random stuff my ADHD gets me into (the few times each year I remember to send emails):

ok, I'm intrigued. tell me more!

That said, my bright-eyed dreams of being a California girl inspire my art from every angle. As a professional photographer I can't bring palm trees and warm sunsets to Virginia in January, but I can let those things play a role in my artwork.

I tend to favor a mix of pastel and bright colors reminiscent of southern California and the 1960s, wildflowers that might have been found in a hippie's flower crown, and lettering that has a little bit of flair to keep it whimsical.

Hi, I'm Alicia. 

In reality, I live hours from the ocean and my skin is pretty damn pale.

In my head, I'm a coastal girl with salty hair and sun-kissed skin.