Artomatic: Paintings in Progress
I have a dedicated studio space on the main floor of my house, but it’s not really set up for painting large canvases, so I cleared out a nook in the basement that would accomodate the larger scale...
View ArticleArtomatic: A Bright Coral Wall
When I signed up for Artomatic, I had no idea what I would actually present there. I wanted to wait to see what my space would be like before making any major plans, since I knew it could be anything...
View ArticleCreative Oops
Last week on twitter, I saw a tweet asking for artists to participate in Joanne Hawker’s Creative Insight column on her blog, Origami Chicken. Not considering that I would qualify to participate, I...
View ArticlePatterns & Paws: Update 1
After many weeks… well, ok, after many months, I finally finished up my second round with the Patterns & Paws sketchbooks that I first posted about waaaaaay back in September. If you don’t know...
View ArticleCollaborative Accordion Book
A few weeks ago, I got a nice surprise in the mail from Jules Young; After completing her page, she sent me the collaborative accordion book that is traveling around the world for many talented artists...
View ArticlePatterns & Paws: Collaboration with Jessica Gowling
I have always been interested in the idea of collaborating. Not with the enemy, but with other artists. It just seemed like such a cool concept to work with another person to create something unique...
View ArticleA New Kaleidoscope Drawing
After hanging up all the work I framed at Metropolitan Cafe, I was 99% satisfied, except for one area where the triptych seemed too small for the prominent space above the fireplace. I decided to make...
View Articlethe art of “in progress”
I enjoy taking “in progress” photographs of my art as I’m making it, and sometimes I’m very good about stopping for a few minutes to take a quick photo. At other times I get completely engrossed in the...
View Articlephotographing art
I have a very high-tech method for photographing my art that is too large to fit on my scanner. I tack it on the wall, or more often, lay it on the floor and zoom in my telephoto lens, bending my body...
View Articlecalendars with color
I’ve been drawing more calendar sketches in my spare time. I’ve had some new ideas, and wanted to hone some of the original sketches as well. I’m really happy with the redraw for February, and I like...
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