This week I’ve been having a blast playing with words and making fine art! Here are a few of my creations:”Men Are From Mars,” as anyone who has ever dated one surely knows. The backdrop for this quote is the actual surface of Planet Mars, as seen from the Phoenix Mars Lander. And the below artwork contains a nebula photographed …
Do you travel to interesting places, camera in hand? Do you have some wonderful panoramas you think would make an awesome wee planet? I’m interested! Here’s what I’m looking for: 360 degree panoramas (i.e. all the way around) are ideal. Sometimes a shorter panorama will work, too, depending on the setting and edges. Your panorama should include sky above any …
I lost a (silly) bet with my husband and he challenged me to create a piece of artwork with a poem as his reward. What a thoughtful way to reward me, too! Below is the poem (by Karen Ravn) and the four collages I created, one for each sentiment in the poem: Only as high as I reach Can I …
After a long abscence from art, I’m finally making the time to create once more. Recently I stumbled across the mixed media illustrations of Annette Mangseth and she inspired me to create this portrait of my niece Beta. While I love the whimsical and captivating style of Annette’s work, I wanted to make this portrait more personal and give it …