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....
Oct172018
Gen Con 2018 Post Mortem
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...
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...
Mar142018
Tiny Dragon Process – Brainstorming
The Kickstarter for “Tiny Dragons Art Book” is live! You have the opportunity to own three 3″x3″ choc full of amazing dragon art by artists from around the world. This is an art book project by Jon Schindehette and Art Order, LLC. Check out the Kickstarter Campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artorder/tiny-dragons-art-project?ref=454099&token=09f48aaf...
Feb72018
One Class Only! Aerialist Poses with Silks at The Atelier
Costumed Figure Class Special aerial poses. One day only! Costumed Figure Class will have a special class of aerial poses by our model suspended with her silks! Poses will last from 30 seconds up to about 10 minutes. Tuesday Feb. 20, 4:15 – 6:45pm (week 5 of our 15 week class) SPACE...
Jan222018
Tiny Dragon Project Artists Announced
I’m delighted to announce that my Rainy Day Dragon was selected for inclusion in the Not So Tiny Dragons book. This is a Kickstarter project brought to you by ArtOrder LLC, founded by Jon Schindehette. More will be announced in the coming weeks about the Kickstarter. Want to be in the...