Today's #meetthemaker post is about #materials. Oh man, do you have an hour or five for me to talk about that? I am a mixed media artist in part because I love experimenting and finding new ways to bring creativity and art out into the world. (And playing with art supplies is fun, [Read More]
Art Inspiration
Poetry Is For Everyone
"I believe the world is beautiful and that poetry, like bread, is for everyone. Roque Dalton [Read More]
Hands At Work
Today I'm doing my #handsatwork post for #marchmeetthemaker which is a week late and whoops but here it is anyway. 🤪 I like to get into my paintings sometimes and just add fingerprints (with acrylics). It's actually something I do when I'm stuck on the design of a painting and it helps me think [Read More]
The Limits and Freedom in Monochromatic Design
This painting is part of a project for the League of Milwaukee Artists, where we are exploring the limits and freedom in monochromatic design. While typically monochromatic involves a variation of greys (and whites and blacks) with a single color, I decided to do layers of a specific color in blue. [Read More]
St. Kate’s
Finally got to the St. Kate's Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, WI. What an amazing place. We took the "Champagne and Art" tour with the hotel's curator and it was a treat to view the pieces up close and hear about the details of each exhibit. On the second floor, I spotted two Chilhuly paintings, which was [Read More]