I’ve been having a bit of an art break this month. Spent more time reading, practicing learning the piano, and putting together a 1000 piece puzzle (it was a Monet painting, but still :)). Also have become very interested in sculpting with air dry clay, which I will be trying as soon as my suppliesContinue reading “January Art Break and 2023 Slideshow”
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New Digital Oil Paintings: Taylor Swift
I’ve been working on improving my digital oil painting skills, and have two new portraits of Taylor Swift to share. Signed prints (any size) are available through my website. Images of each of the original digital oil painting and some variations of them are below: Reminder that I am still open for commissions … it’sContinue reading “New Digital Oil Paintings: Taylor Swift”
Sleepy Kitty Wins First Place!
I am totally elated that Sleepy Kitty won first place in the Semi-Professional category at the Illinois Art League Member show this year! First time one of my paintings has ever placed in a juried show!
What’s on the Wall at Main Gallery 404
I switched out my art at Main Gallery 404 this week, and wanted to share which of my pieces are now on display. For those of you who have not been to the gallery (you should go!), each artist gets a section of wall to display their art. My spot is located in the middleContinue reading “What’s on the Wall at Main Gallery 404”
Bird Paintings
Occasionally (or rather, quite commonly) I get “obsessed” by a particular subject or style or idea of something to paint or draw. That obsession is then followed by a compulsion to create with that idea until the juice runs out. After all of my business during the holidays, I have spent the last week orContinue reading “Bird Paintings”
Multiples
This weekend, I made a number of originals of a painting I did a few years ago called “A Snowy Day in the City.” I actually have lost the original painting, so I worked off a photo of it. I decided to paint additional 5 x 7 originals to use as greeting cards and displayContinue reading “Multiples”
Digital Apps for the Traditional Artist: Part Two – Procreate
If you are a digital artist, than you know just how powerful a tool Procreate is for creating original digital art. It is the app that I use for just about all of my digital work, and I know I have only barely touched the surface of what it can do. But I am notContinue reading “Digital Apps for the Traditional Artist: Part Two – Procreate”
Digital Apps for the Traditional Artist: Part One
Photos and Grid My plan is to share with you here some of the digital apps that I use on my IPAD to assist me in my traditional art work. Although I do use my Ipad (2018 IPAD Pro 12.9 inch) for creating digital art, I have also found that many of the apps areContinue reading “Digital Apps for the Traditional Artist: Part One”
Copying is Not Cheating
Copying from a photo reference is not cheating. I often remind myself of this because for a very very long time I thought I could never be a “real” artist, because I always used a photo reference. That is how I learned to draw … I can remember being 5 years old and copying ScoobyContinue reading “Copying is Not Cheating”
In the Fall of My Life
As I enter the fall season of my own life, I have a new appreciation for what it means to be “middle-aged.” I have always loved autumn for its colors (who doesn’t right?). Though I will admit I really do miss the unmatched autumn landscape of the Northeast where I grew up. The Midwest isContinue reading “In the Fall of My Life”