TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Creating Custom Painted Framing Elements for Your Work!
I'm always thinking about the architecture and overall pictorial structure of my works and I love to create unique framing experiences, from multi-paneled works to multidimensional constructs. I find that a unique framework adds that extra special magical element to a piece. In this post, I demonstrate how I custom painted the matt as well as a frame for the work featured below. [caption id="attachment_78437" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Pegaea at Twilight: mixed-media painting with custom painted…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Report from IlluXcon 2024
October 31, 2024 - Happy Halloween! Thanks for bearing with me last month when I was on sabbatical and talking about John Singer Sargent's watercolors (because JSS's Venice watercolors are amazing). I got home a few days before New York Comic Con, which is always a hectic time for a SFF publisher based in New York.I didn't have a lot of official duties, but we had a lot of authors come thru and visit the offices, and I tried to see some artists that were in town. Then had a few days to catch my breath and off to IlluXcon! [caption id="attachment_78558" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Julie Bell[/caption] [caption id="attachment_78561" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Jarel Threat[/caption] Unfortunately Lightbox & IlluXcon are on the same weekend (why can they not be at least a week apart, I'd love to go to both) so due…
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