I thought I’d share a little bit of technique I used as part of my Water Elemental repaint project. The original image was made by drawing out the image in pencil on vellum, scanning that in, and then painting it digitally. Inspired by a suggestion from a friend, I...
Sep112019
Water Elemental Palette Knife String Technique
May62019
Artists for The Atelier
You are invited to Attend The Atelier’s Instructor Art Show and Fundraising Sale Show Hours Friday: May 17, 2pm – 9 pmSaturday May 18, 12pm – 8pm Sunday May 19, 12pm – 5pm (in conjunction with The Atelier Student Show) Enjoy and purchase prints, drawings, watercolors, oils, and sculptures...
Oct172018
Gen Con 2018 Post Mortem
Every year I learn a bit more. I note what other artists are doing that seems to work, or something I like about their setup. I also found helpful information through the posts of other artists, specifically through One Fantastic Week (run by Pete Mohrbacher and Sam Flegal. Great resource....
Jun202018
South American Gryphon Repaint
Rewind to 2011. I thought, “what if there were a South American Gryphon?” I created this painting: Jump to 2018. Magic the Gathering’s Rivals of Ixalan 2018 release looks like it’s pulling heavily from South American imagery. There’s a beautifully painted Resplendent Griffin by Sam Rowan. Magic the Gathering...
May92018
Artists for The Atelier Show and Sale
Find something inspiring and support the arts. ARTISTS FOR THE ATELIER May 18, 19 & 20, 2018 FRIDAY: MAY 18, 2pm – 9pm SATURDAY: MAY 19, 12pm – 8pm SUNDAY: MAY 20, 12pm – 5pm (in conjunction with The Atelier Student Show https://www.facebook.com/events/960976717406860/) Enjoy and purchase prints, drawings, watercolors,...
May22018
Demo for DemiCon 2018
This weekend I will be the Artist Guest of Honor at DemiCon 29 in Des Moines, IA May 4-6, 2018). One of the events I’ll be doing is an oil painting demo and since their convention theme this year is Down the Rabbit Hole, I’ve created an Alice in...
Apr302018
2018 Summer Classes and Workshop
Enrich your summer with art. I will be offering 3 classes and one workshop for the 2018 summer session. All classes are held at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art in Minneapolis, MN. It is located in the Fisk Building on the corner of East Hennepin Ave. and...
Apr42018
Tiny Dragon Process 4 – Painting
Part 4 – Rainy Day Dragon Painting The Making of a (Not so) Tiny Dragon This is part 4 and the final process post for the Rainy Day Dragon picture. If you’d like to see the steps I took to get to this point, here are links to the...
Mar282018
Tiny Dragon Process 3 – Drawing Continued
Part 3 – Rainy Day Dragon Drawing Continued This is part 3 in a series of posts sharing much of the creation process for my Rainy Day Dragon. The final drawing was jurried into the Not So Tiny Dragons book for ArtOrder, LLC’s TIny Dragon Art Project Kickstarter. In the...
Mar212018
Tiny Dragon Process Part 2 – Drawing
Part 2 – Drawing the Dragon This is part 2 in a series of posts sharing much of the creation process for my Rainy Day Dragon. My previous post was about the brainstorming phase. I’m excited to share this with you as this drawing was jurried into the Tiny Dragons Art...