Nov – jim thank you gift:
This was a thank you gift I made for the wonderful father (of one of my sons friends) who kindly hosted my son at his lake house in Minnesota for two weeks last summer. It’s a view of the lake inspired by a photo originally taken by my son. I can only imagine what it was like with the craziness of 3 teenage boys. Such an incredible memory for the kids to embrace their outdoor adventures together. ⠀
I recently took a bookmaking class at Kent State. It was something I’d never expected to do much less enjoy as much as I did. There was freedom in technical precision through the ability to release a voice as opposed to create an image. That may sound odd but as a...
Working with a small canvas gives me the opportunity to play around with an idea without too much risk or commitment. This is a photo of acrylic painting on four 4x4 canvases. I do these little test run pieces to see what I think of a composition, to try something new...