This year's first show was yet again one of my favorite places to visit, the Lewis University's 8th Annual President's Show. I have also taken part in the past three years and have loved every second I step back onto campus. I love going back there when ever I can. It feels like I am … Continue reading Lewis University’s 8th Annual President’s Show
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"fall in love with the process of creating, it will only make your life more interesting" -- Rebe Banasiak --
Where has the time gone…
Wow! It has been about nine months since the last post. Too much has been going on at work that posting what I am doing in the studio and in the exhibit halls has taken the back burner. I have been trying to set time aside but to no avail, the time escapes me. You … Continue reading Where has the time gone…
Ink is for the birds…
Today I am going to focus my post on ink painting, specifically, ink painting with acrylic inks and ink pens. I have fallen in love with my acrylic inks and ink paint pens. They are amazing and so versatile. The wolf portrait I have been working on now for over a year (due to lack … Continue reading Ink is for the birds…
Getting that social media support, frustration with uncooperative clients and friends and family who want your art for free
I have been absent for a while and I do apologize for that but April has been very busy at work with the bombardment of projects that I have slightly neglected both at the real job and in the studio (GASP, I’m neglecting my art) and the fact that another year in the life of … Continue reading Getting that social media support, frustration with uncooperative clients and friends and family who want your art for free
Nigel, the Brown pelican – Part 2
Nigel is back and finally finished! In my last post about the brown pelican, Nigel (yes, after the pelican from Finding Nemo), I wrote about how I started to create this illustration: drawing the outline, shading and color decisions, and starting detail. This post touches on the rest of detail and making decisions about whether … Continue reading Nigel, the Brown pelican – Part 2
Lewis University’s annual art show
Lewis University hosted the opening reception for the President’s 7th Annual Art Exhibition in the The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery on Wednesday, February 4th. I, once again, did participate in the alumni part of the show this year. I also was able to get out to the reception this on the 4th, unlike … Continue reading Lewis University’s annual art show
A full year is complete…
And I have been through one exhausting yet complete year of blogging. Although, I have gone some weeks (even months) without a post, I was able to come up with all kinds of ideas to write about. This next full year I will try to stick to a bimonthly posting schedule. I know that it … Continue reading A full year is complete…
Nigel, the Brown pelican – Part 1
It's a bird... it's a plane... Nah, it's just a brown pelican named Nigel. In my last post, I talked about some goals I had and one of them was to finish artwork I started last year (and the year before, and the year before that, and so on). Well, the brown pelican will be … Continue reading Nigel, the Brown pelican – Part 1
The Brush Hilt 