These two new paper dolls are available in my etsy shop now! Sadie of the Sea paper doll Eliza the Explorer paper doll -- I ...

After all this time, I finally have a legit website ! My domain name of amandaatkins.com used to lead to this blog; this blog is now mere...

 Creature of faith acrylic on masonite, 11x14" This lady was inspired by all of the beautiful, colorful, and, sometimes, silve...

Last week, I painted three ladies on 8x10" burlap-wrapped flat-board canvas. It was so much fun to experiment with new materials! I ...

 I recently completed a commission that was a lot of fun for me - a portrait of the Southern writer Flannery O'Connor. I'm ashame...

Prints are buy one, get one free in my shop through April 13th!  Purchase one print and let me know which free print you'd like in...

Last week, by chance, I saw a sign in front of Trinity Church in Copley Square announcing their performance of Benjamin Britten's Noye...

These three ladies are now available as prints in my shop ! xo

These are my final two Month of Love pieces from weeks 3 and 4: Week 3: Fetish MFK Fisher's passion for food and her ability t...

This week on The Month of Love , the theme is Favorite Love Story.  I painted this small tribute to e.e. cummings, Marion Morehouse, an...