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
Growing Sideways
November 8, 2024 - Growing Sideways... I have been fairly quiet lately, quiet online and at shows. I mean I haven't been to many shows really since the pandemic, the amount of shows we have done is greatly reduced recently. The actual amount of shows we attend has diminished over time for various reasons, not the least of which is finding our nitch, so to speak. Early on Vicki and I had Renaissance Festivals and indoor shows for over half the weekends out of the year. That is A LOT of travel and shows. I miss it, sometimes. But that much travel always made it difficult for me to get into a painting groove. Some artists can come home from a week away and jump right back in where they left off into a piece. I am not one…
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