I’m testing the waters at Fine Art America, a website that offers fine art prints on paper, canvas, and metal, as well as greeting cards and mobile phone cases. Please visit my profile and gallery. If you happen to see something you like, you know what to do. If you’re interested in acquiring the original, contact me directly regarding availability. These four pieces are 2.5 “x3.5” watercolor paintings with ink embellishments. The Crown Prince of…
I don’t buy greeting cards. I make them. It lets me be creative, and I never have to fret about Grandma receiving the same card from us and from one of the cousins. (It also gives me an excuse to horde decorative paper, but that’s fodder for another post.) My cards may not be as sappy or as snarky as the ones you buy down at Walmart, but they do come straight from the heart. About the…
Con season is fast approaching. Here’s my convention schedule: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live, Kansas City MO, May 9-11, 2014 (just visiting and soaking up as much inspiration as possible) ConQuesT, Kansas City MO, May 23-25, 2014 (attending, art show, programming) The Campbell Conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS, June 13-15, 2014 (just visiting) SoonerCon, Oklahoma City OK, June 27-29, 2014 (attending, art show, programming) Contemplation, Columbia MO, July 11-13, 2014 (tentative, just visiting to support…
I’ve neglected my blog for several months, but I have spent the time doing other creative things and taking photos of them as I go. Here are a few shots that explain how I collage backgrounds for my mixed media works. On a small canvas board (or canvas) and use tinted gesso or a light wash of acrylic paint to establish the base color. I tear small pieces of printed scrapbook paper and paper ephemera,…
Another SoonerCon is over and done, and a fabulous time was had. Of all the conventions I attend each year, SoonerCon is my favorite. Big thanks and a shout-out to Leonard Bishop, Matthew Alfred, Aislinn Burrows, Jerry Wall, Kimber Chessmore, and the entire concom team for all their hard work. Thanks and hugs go out to them as well for making me and the rest of the Yard Dog Press pack of feral chihuahuas feel…
