watercolor

The Fox

My eldest son has been a little obsessed with foxes lately. So I decided to do something special for him last Christmas. He caught me working on it before it was finished, but I let him believe it was for the business. It was fun working with watercolor again. My son was really happyContinue reading “The Fox”

My Art Goals

I recently joined a cooperative blog called Artist Ambition. The blog is about the challenges and exercises the participating artists give themselves in order to improve. As I sat down to write my introduction and wish list or plan, I realized that I am not as clear on what I want to achieve in my art as I thought. I haveContinue reading “My Art Goals”

I have a rocky relationship with watercolor. It is one of the first mediums I used, but it is also the one I am farthest from mastering. I cannot just paint over my mistakes like I do in acrylic. Another problem I face with watercolor is anticipating how the water and paint will behave. ThenContinue reading “Watercolor”

Commission Sale

I would really like to get painting again. I miss it. I can’t do anything really big right now, because of my pyrography projects, but I am opening up 5 commission slots for small (4×6) paintings. I’ll be offering these at a discounted rate of $15 plus shipping. If you are interested, please comment or sendContinue reading “Commission Sale”

Sketch Fest and New Work

Last weekend I participated in Sketch Fest for the first time. Sketch Fest takes place once a month and is, as described on the site, a “24 hour creative jam session with artists across the world, brought to you by Ellen Million Graphics.” The artists pick prompts and do a 1 hour sketch of theContinue reading “Sketch Fest and New Work”

April 11 Update

Here’s my finished tattoo commission – A character sketch for a really long term project – Practice sketches from my sketchbook – Commission Status – Dog Nouveau – transfering drawing to canvas Knotwork tattoo – finished Anniversary Spoons – finished Eagle Spoon – on hold, spot open I have one spot open forContinue reading “April 11 Update”

Shows

The Longmont Art Link is tonight from 6-9pm. I will be showing at Maternal Instincts at 519 Main Street. I will also be doing a demonstration. I’ll be working on Letter F of my alphabet. So if you are interested in my painting methods and are in the Longmont, Colorado area, I’d love to meetContinue reading “Shows”