This past December I decided to take my work and create pins and earrings. The question was how to do this. I found something from my childhood that I always loved to create with, Shrink-e-dinks. Yes, those plastic sheets you could paint, color or draw on, cut out and then pop in the oven to … Continue reading Shrink-e-dinks….nostalgia from the 80’s
animal art
Cougar portrait in pastel
Cougar, Mountain lion, Puma, Florida Panther..... Whatever you want to call the largest of the small cat species, Puma concolor is one of North America's most elusive and enchanting felines to roam the wilderness. This post will focus on the step-by-step process I did while drawing the cougar mount from the Field Museum's exhibit hall. … Continue reading Cougar portrait in pastel
The daily grind gives artistic inspiration
After the Field Museum Women in Science and Art blog post, many of you wanted to find out more about what is new about my job at the museum. As most of you have read in one of my past posts (Yes, I do have a job to pay the bills...) a couple years ago, … Continue reading The daily grind gives artistic inspiration
Sketchbook Projects, part 1
Sketchbook Project 2016 This is my fourth year participating in the Brooklyn Art Library's Sketchbook Project. Opportunities in art don't come very often, but something like this is an opportunity that all artists should take advantage of. I came across this project by chance while checking out one of the other artist sites I follow … Continue reading Sketchbook Projects, part 1
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…
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
#5dayartchallenge Day 5
I was nominated to do the #5dayartchallenge by one of my besties, Frank. So, for the next five days I will be posting three pieces of art I have done over the past 20 years here, on Instagram and on my Facebook page. Hope you all enjoy the next five days. #5dayartchallenge Day 5 Now … Continue reading #5dayartchallenge Day 5
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
Visual Arts Faculty Show, March 5th, 2014
It was a very nice experience to not only contribute to the faculty show, but to also meet some of the instructors I haven't had the chance to meet this past year. I have known Madelyn from our times teaching at HCA (Hinsdale Center for the Arts) but never met Ann when she worked there. … Continue reading Visual Arts Faculty Show, March 5th, 2014
The Brush Hilt 