As I started a couple of new dog portraits last night, I was excited to begin! That is something I was happy to feel because last fall I really hit burnout with pet portraits after painting over 100 them

I was trying to decide all week who to chalk for IdeaXFactory's Second Saturday event but couldn't quite settle. When I heard of Bourdain's death and after seeing all the outpour of appreciation my family

I just can't stop with this series. Usually I find myself moving on from a group of paintings finding ways to transition into a new theme. This time the new paintings I'm creating aren't so different.

I've been at it again! I'm very thankful our Art Museum allows me access to their ceramics studio now that my class session is over. I love that the throwing process requires so much focus and attention

This is my fourth portrait I've finished with chalk! First there was Einstein, then Marilyn Monroe, Tom Petty, and now John Lennon. Three of these were for an annual event that I participate in where my

If there's any kind of ongoing theme to my work, it's that I'm always challenging myself. As an undergraduate, there was no exception. My junior year after painting for four years at this point, I decided

The last couple weeks I've been putting all of my energy into preparing for Artsfest on Historic Walnut Street. It's the largest art festival in Southwest Missouri and also happens to be in my city of

I've been preparing for a big local art festival recently and have been creating a few, fun creations for the patrons! I made these wooden magnets last year when my mom, @connieluebbert, and I had a booth

The year of 2013, I was in the mode of starting and finishing a painting in one night. I had just graduated so I had these skills and knowledge I acquired and couldn't get enough of painting whatever I

As I turned on my Gold Panda Pandora station to listen to while I worked today, I thought I'd share the painting I did of him a couple years ago. I originally painted him because when I happened upon his

Last year I did a series of flowers for a local show around Valentine's Day. This one didn't find its home until this month, but part of the business of producing paintings for sale is planting many seeds

One of my buddies played in a rock band that dressed up for Halloween in 2013 for a show and donned a bobcat skin as a hat. After coming out of my "False Perceptions" series about unique individuals,

I found these process photos buried in an old folder on my laptop that I thought you Steemians would enjoy! Well, I did anyway. Took me back to one of my favorite paintings. I was working on my "False

I initially fell for painting because I loved the process of recreating an image. Photorealism was my objective, and the act was therapy. A couple of years ago, however, it simply wasn't feeding my artistic

Last September I revealed 32 new paintings for a solo exhibition surrounding the concept of different individual perceptions (more about that series here). All of these used the subject of space because

To help promote and improve the artistic community here on Steemit I am doing a weekly curation! Most of the artists I have chosen are still minnows and are waiting to be discovered and others that I will

One of my favorite things about the Internet is the constant inspiration from all over the world. I'm always searching different sites for stimulating images to feed my creative brain. Several years ago

Painting may be my main jam, but drawing was my first love and I still dabble! Charcoal is so fun wiping out highlights and getting messy! Here is my Gregg Allman memorial drawing I finished last year

This year marks my tenth year that I started painting, and I started painting like a maniac. To test the skills and focus that I've learned since then, I decided to really challenge myself for a new piece

I've been obsessed with painting on these 5x7 canvas panels practicing my landscape game. I'm working on becoming more efficient, using limited color palettes, and also beginning to abstract a bit. Here