Chuck close is on my top 5 list of inspirational artists. I love his giant photo-realist portraits, as well as his deconstructive technique, and the way that you can see the progression of his styles through the years. “Big Self-Portrait’, [the middle image above] a massive 9ft high painting of a head around fifty times life-size, …
Natalie Featherston’s art has been an inspiration since the day I laid eyes on her work in the Meyer Gallery, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I’d surprised my husband with a trip for his birthday… he got a great trip, and I got a great piece of art by Natalie. The “Nesting Instinct“ image above is …
I could go on for days about what art journaling is, and the benefits of using an art journal. I always come back to the analogy that art journals are: Sketchbooks on Steroids Before I explain that, let me give you a little background on me, and my tumultuous relationship with sketchbooks: Basically, I’m intimidated …
