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 […]
Terror of the Blank Canvas Even After All These Years… The terror of the blank canvas. Oh, it’s real. It’s very real. Even after all these years that I’ve been drawing and perfecting my craft, why do I still get nervous when starting a new project? It’s a strange experience, really. There’s nothing quite like […]
Another Inspiring Doodler Pavena S. As promised, here is another inspiring doodler whose work I can’t get enough of. Thailand artist, Pavena S. (@maomee_sammy) creates magical illustrations in pen. The pages of her sketchbooks are filled with these wonderfully detailed and often times whimsical illustrations of my favorite subject matter… animals. In particular, animals done […]
Inspiring Doodlers Stephanie Baxter Inspiring doodlers. Really? Awhile back I did two posts, one on Artists That Inspire and the other on Doodling. For the next couple of posts, I thought I’d combine the two into Inspiring Doodlers. And yes, there are doodlers out there who truly inspire me. Today’s doodler, for example, is English […]
Drawing Table What’s Going On It’s been awhile since I’ve revealed what’s on my drawing table. So recently, I had the privilege of drawing the portrait of a Boxer dog named, Rocky. I’ve always wanted to draw a Boxer and at long last, that commission finally came across my table. Rocky was a blast to […]
Mental Health Repost This is a bit late, but in honor of last month’s Mental Health Awareness, here is a post I did awhile back about art and mental health. Check it out here in my post about Art and Brain Health and also check out the related links. Further Reading: Adult Coloring Books Art […]
Artists and Human Canvases Unusual Art Forms and How They Inspire Me Artists who utilize human canvases have always fascinated me. As I mentioned in a recent post, Tattoo Artists, there are unique challenges one faces when using humans as your canvas. It’s not hard to imagine how difficult it must be when dealing with […]
How to Steal Ideas And Do It Legally! The very idea of how to steal ideas might get under a lot of people’s skin, especially if you have been the victim of this crime. Yes, it is a crime. As in illegal. That’s why things like copyrights and trademarks were invented. Some will say that […]
Tattoo Artists A Very Special Breed Know any tattoo artists? If you have a tattoo, you’ve met with one, or two…or three. Tattoos don’t have the same stigma they once had. They’ve gained a lot of popularity over the decades. Once upon a time, only roughneck guys, truckers, prostitutes, and guys in the military got […]
Myra and I have been friends for 25 years. Over the years, I have watched her art progress from fantastic to simply spectacular. I’ve seen her work in multiple mediums and I have to say that her work in pencil is probably my favorite. She has a wide range of subject matter, from galaxies in airbrush to animals in pencil, each completed with outstanding attention to detail. I’ve commissioned two pieces from her to hang in the lobby of the building where I work. Each piece was completed flawlessly and within the time frame given. I love Myra’s art so much I wish she’d pick up a tattoo gun and put some on me, permanently.
- Judi Brashers-Hansen
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