Holiday Season It’s Upon Us Once Again ‘Tis the season!’ as they say. The holiday season is upon us once more. Yes, I know it’s still 90+ degrees in sunny Southern California, but Labor Day has come and gone and now it’s pumpkin spice everything, everywhere you look. Fall decorations are out and some stores […]
At Odds With Myself When Creativity Takes Me Out of My Comfort Zone Being at odds with myself is a strange and rather uncomfortable mix of emotions and even physical feelings. But I never feel it as acutely as when the creative itch pushes me to do things that I normally wouldn’t do. As you […]
Journaling Sketchbooks Anja Uhren Last week I mentioned about how journaling sketchbooks were something that intrigued me and how it was something that would eventually take me outside of my comfort zone and into public places. One of the artists that has brought this to the forefront of my attention yet again, is Anja Uhren. […]
Channeling My Subjects I’m Starting to Think Maybe I Do… I’ve often been asked if I’m channeling my subjects when I’m working on a portrait because it seems that I manage to capture a bit of their souls. I never really thought about it and often, the question amused me. I never did take it […]
Stefan G Bucher Monster a Day As part of the Artists That Inspire segment, I would love to talk about artist Stefan G Bucher. Stefan’s been around for a good long while. He’s a graphic designer and illustrator. If you’ve never heard of him or seen his work, now’s your chance! Actually, chances are that […]
Open Call Questions, Requests, Topics of Interest To my recollection, I don’t think I’ve ever done an open call with this blog. In all this time I’ve been chatting about topics that pique my interest or things that I’m wrapped up in with a variety of projects. I’m really not sure, but I don’t think […]
Artistic Setbacks Happy Accidents Artistic setbacks and mistakes. Occurrences that initially twist our guts into a knot of dread. We’ve all experienced them at one time or another. But then, the unexpected happens. Once we calm down and learn how to breathe and see straight again, we go into super serious creative analysis mode where […]
Taking My Vision For Granted Getting Older Sucks I’ll admit that until recently, I was guilty of taking my vision for granted. I’ve always had 20/20 vision so it was never something that was in the forefront of my thoughts or concerns. I’ll even admit to having gone about ten years without an eye exam. […]
Commissioned Art Why Is It So Expensive? Commissioned art. Every artist has their own method and price varies based on size of the finished product, materials used, color vs black and white, etc. For each added extra, the price goes up. But why is it so costly? Is art really worth the price? Perhaps the […]
Birthday Gift Portrait Tenshi – The “Angel” I’m happy to announce that birthday gift portrait number three is complete! But let me back up a bit. When I moved more than two years ago, I moved into a home that was well stocked with cats. Three of them, in fact. Three pretty amazing cats. It […]
Mother’s Day always provides a challenge to find the perfect gift for mom. When I discovered Myra’s portfolio I knew instantly she had the artistic talent to execute my vision. After a brief review of my requirements and a week of time I was rewarded with an amazing portrait of my mom’s prized Siamese cat. The piece is so lifelike you want to touch it. Thank you for delivering more than I even imagined!
- Brandon R
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