Nature’s Creativity: Where the BIG Ideas are Inspired
I reflect specifically on three paintings that were created after spending quality time communing with nature and how my work is sometimes inadvertently inspired by Mother Nature.
Museum History: How Art Finds a Home
Much of the time, the place where art is displayed matters just as much as the work on its walls. In this blog post, I dive into the history of three iconic museums and how they came to be.
Black & White Paintings: A Personal Challenge
I went out of my element and gave myself the self-imposed challenge of working with painting in black and white. Here is what I learned while creating my painting "Vice Versa.”
Favorite Medium: Why I Paint With Acrylic on Canvas
With so many mediums for an artist to choose from it takes trial and error to find the one that feels right. It can also take lots of experience in one medium to master that and launch you into the exploration of another.
Studio Upgrade: Creating an Art Space That Works
In this post, I’ll share the studio space I’ve put together and how I’m letting it evolve as I go to keep up with my work as I continue to become busier and busier.
Mark Making: Inspired by the Masters to Find Artistic Voice
Mark making is a term used to describe the different lines, patterns, and textures that are made visible as a manifestation of energy. I have found that the mark making in my work comes from a subconscious place.
The Big Picture: Support for The Arts is Vital to Community
There is something curious about the sharing of creative expression that opens our minds and enables us to appreciate the unique qualities in others. The arts unify our communities regardless of age, race, and gender, helping people to understand other…
Creative Visionaries: Artists That Made a Lasting Impression
One of the requirements to receive my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was to take a number of history credits. Art History 101 begins with studying the earliest known prehistoric art and researching the significance of prehistoric cave paintings. Information…
Book Design: An Extension of Creative Vision
Most artists take their creative energy out in multiple ways (see previous post). In my studio when I’m not painting, fine art quality book design fills one of those creative gaps and leaves me with a permanent piece of art…
Painting in Series: Creating a Consistent Body of Work
A painting series can be many things, but the paintings in the series all need to have a common thread that connects them. Connections can be made by using a common technique, color palette, the same subject or similar elements done in different mediums.