Making of Visiting Other Realms As alluded to in an earlier post, I've been teaching abstract art. In fact, the making of VISITING OTHER REALMS is a collaborative piece that one of my students and I painted together. Life is…
Notorious RBG Ruth Bader Ginsburg I've worked at a feverish pitch to get this portrait painting of Ruth Bader Ginsburg finished. This is one of those paintings I felt driven to do and spent many long days painting. In many…
More Art Studio Hacks A continuation of my previous article of Art Studio hacks. There are several ways to help you keep the rhythm, and flow, while you're in your art studio or work-space. My aim in these articles is…
Art Studio Hacks Things I've picked up and learned along the way... This will be a series of quick blogs to share some art studio hacks that have helped me, maybe they'll help you too.. You know, there's no substitute…
Behind the scenes look at the making of Xena Warrior Princess painting The start of Making Xena Warrior Princess Painting First thing after sketching in the basics of Lucy Lawless in her Xena warrior princess outfit, I…
Cutting Stencils using the Silhouette Cutter I've used the Silhouette "Portrait" die cutter, or plotter, for about 6 months now. I got this not knowing how it would do. Fortunately the reviews were very positive, so I thought I'd…
How to securely package a painting for shipping Whether you are preparing to ship a painting for a gallery exhibit, or to an art collector, you'll want to package the painting securely. There are many ways to package a…
Into the Ether Large Abstract Painting I've been experimenting with the "verdure" color palette these past few weeks. I really love these soft colors, such a departure from my retina tickling norm palette. I'm also enjoying painting on larger…