I couldn’t find reference for the low angle view of the coral and other underwater objects. Flexible thinking was required. I asked myself, what else do I have access to that would have an approximate shape and structure of the things I wanted to draw? Oyster mushrooms! I lit...
Dec142016
Water Elemental Reference
Dec72016
Cloud Gazing
Letting my mind, and eyes, wander while looking at random textures or patterns is something I really enjoy doing. Growing up, my bedroom had both textured walls and ceiling so I had all sorts of creatures and scenes to look at. James Gurney did a great post on this...
Nov302016
Getting Organized
Slowly but surely I’ve been getting my work space more organized. Recently I made a file organizer for various projects and tasks. I wanted to use some of the supplies I already had around the house so opted to sew my own (plus I enjoy making things so this...
Nov232016
2016 Women’s Art Festival
This is the second year I’ll be participating in the Women’s Art Festival in Minneapolis. It’s going to be another jam packed day of art and music! This year I’m excited to be sharing a space with Villa Villa Vintage Bag Co. Joanna creates very fashionable bags and purses from old materials. Read...
Nov162016
Dragon Maquette
I’ve been working on a dragon picture and it was suggested I create a maquette to help me figure out the anatomy. Sculpt a dragon? Sounds like a lovely idea to me! I thought I’d share some of the progress shots in an effort to assess what I did,...
Nov102016
What Color is Your Spaceship?
In my exploration of creativity I decided to read “Orbiting the Giant Hairball, A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace”, by Gordon MacKenzie. He describes the hairball as the rules, procedures, and methods that get developed in organizations. Something worked well once so it gets used as a...
Nov22016
Convention Packing
When at a convention, there’s a lot of standing, walking, and carrying of heavy things followed by achy muscles. One bit of gear I wish I had remembered to bring to the last convention was this a tennis ball. I find it to be a great portable back massage...
Oct262016
Solo Show at Chilkoot
Starting November 4th, for the month of November a selection of my art will be shown at Chilkoot Café and Cyclery. Artist Reception: Friday November 4, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Hosted by Chilkoot Café & Cyclery 826 4th Street South Stillwater, MN 55082 Join me for art and...
Oct192016
Water Elemental Drawing
I needed this picture to tell a story and fit with the other three elementals but what story and how would it fit with the others? This piece had a lot of iterations to explore ideas. At one point I had the water elemental as more of a Naiad...
Oct52016
New Art! Water Elemental
I’m excited to finally release this image online with its companions! This piece is fourth in my series pairing each of the elementals with an instrument. Here the Water Elemental is paired with a harp or lyre. All 4 elements are available individually as limited edition prints. You can...