This painting is 22″ x 28″

As you can see, I used a canvas with a previous false start. That was going to be “A Fine Brine,” but it just didn’t come together. Quick sketch in red.

A glaze of yellow with some white highlights.

Adding flowers and bright turquoise. I wanted this piece [...]

This painting is 18″ x 22.” Created for the GlubDub Siamese Twins Project. I started the piece by researching Siamese Twins, starting with Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874), Thai brothers born in Siam, now Thailand. From there, I looked at Thailand as a source of inspiration for the patterns and the main figure. [...]

photo by Jacquelynn Buck
Amy Kollar Anderson grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Her inspirations are gathered from the work of the Surrealists, Symbolists, Art Nouveau, and the decorative arts. Intrigued by the forms, textures and colors found in nature, she collects bits of plants, rocks, bones, and feathers, then sorts them [...]

Me standing in front of “Artemisia, Artis Magistra (Mistress of Art)” by Isabel Samaras. I have admired her work for a very long time, but this was the first time I got to see one in person. Now I am even more enamored with her work and super excited to get her book, [...]

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