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.: Odds and Ends :.

May 3, 2012

Just a couple odds and ends today. This is a card I made for the birth of my niece Wren Shelline. It was the first time I really used watercolor pencils and I enjoyed trying them out. Aren’t these birds adorable? I like how round they are. This is from my first semester at school. [...]

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.: The Painting That Almost Killed Me :.

March 17, 2012

Yep. Here it is. This one had me clutching my easel in despair, brush falling from trembling fingers after 36 hours of continuous painting. It’s based on a photo I took of David in front of the Baker House in Lake Geneva and then abstracted through Illustrator. You can see the original Illustrator file below. [...]

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.: In a Kimono Mood :.

March 4, 2012

It’s a little bit rainy today and it’s making me think of Spring. Inevitably, Spring makes me think of the cherry blossom viewing traditions in Japan and how wonderful it would be to dress up in a spring kimono and celebrate. The patterns and colors of kimonos are so beautiful and I love painting them. [...]

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.: The Burnham Society :.

January 10, 2012

I am very lucky to be friends with people who create marvelous things. One of these friends is a Storyteller with a capital Story. Over the years I have had the privilege of being able to plunk down like a little kid and listen as he spun wondrous tales of history, horror, romance, beauty, and [...]

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.: And So The Journey Begins :.

January 2, 2012

My friend was looking for inspiring music, so I put together a mix for her as a gift. There’s something special about songs that reach deep inside and pull your heart straight up and out. When I listen to this kind of music, I feel like I can do anything, feel like I could run [...]

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.: Art School :.

November 2, 2011

Columbia College is keeping me happily busy with my coursework. My classes have been wonderful, and the great end result is I have more pieces to show: View at Picasa 14-Aug-2011 11:37, Canon Canon EOS REBEL T3i, 4.5, 33.0mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 100 I hadn’t used charcoal before my Drawing I class. It was messy [...]

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.: More Personas :.

September 30, 2011

Just a quick update with some additional Personas to decorate your Firefox: View at Picasa View at Picasa View at Picasa View at Picasa View at Picasa These can all be found at my Persona page here. Many many exciting projects in the works that I’ll hopefully get to post more of soon. I’m also [...]

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.: More Digital Works :.

July 16, 2011

There is a really great series of Digital Painting technique books out there from 3DTotal/Focal Press. I bought the first one for my birthday: Digital Painting Techniques I feel like it breaks down the process really nicely and I love seeing how other artists work. It’s really inspiring and I’ve been applying some of the [...]

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.: Rain Fairy :.

July 7, 2011

Just a quick update with a piece I’ve been working on while riding to work on the El. Being a rain fairy she brings storm clouds wherever she goes. View at Picasa Trying out a bunch of new Photoshop painting techniques, it helps so much to be able to draw on my laptop screen. Using [...]

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.: Updates! :.

May 20, 2011

Alright! Got some updates going on! Actually quite a few little back end things I’ve been meaning to do for awhile. Now I’ve finished spring semester I have a little more time to work on my own projects and apply the cool stuff I learned in my art classes. Perk now has some images on [...]

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