#Artober 2020: My Complete Halloween Illustration Series
Happy Halloween, fiends! This month has flown by, and as usual, I didn’t have near the amount of time to …Continue reading →
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Gallery Feature: “Still-Life Portrait: Christine”
Some people think that still-life paintings are boring. I could not disagree more. They’re luscious and entrancing, filled with all sorts of interesting objects, hidden symbols and messages. They...
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Gallery Feature: Lenten Cross
I started working as an artist pretty much right out of high school. My ultimate dream was always to illustrate Bible symbolism, with “Have one of your paintings hanging in the Vatican” sitting...
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Commission Art: Curbing Creativity or Cultivating It?
Last week I read an article about commission art. The title was simply “Commissions”, but the topic immediately piqued my interest because, of course, I am a commission artist. While I typically don’t...
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Trompe l’Oeil Painting: More Than Meets The Eye
Have you ever seen those amazing paintings where it looks like a person or an object is about to step right out of it? If so, then you’ve admired a trompe l’oeil painting. If you’re not an artist...
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Mary Pratt: Canada’s Brush With Greatness
The first thing I did learn very early on was [that] I wasn’t going to go looking for something to paint. The world had to come to me. Mary Pratt March 15, 1935 – August 14, 2018 Last Tuesday, Canada...
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The Frailty of Human Life: Labor Vita, Necesse Mori
Salvator Rosa, “The Frailty of Human Life”, 1656 On June 20, 1615, Italian Baroque artist Salvator Rosa was born. The above painting, “The Frailty of Human Life” (1656), was painted soon after the...
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The Art of Horror II: A Sci-Fi Twist
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but we all know that it’s the cover art which initially draws our attention to a book in the first place. Movies are no different. A lot of time, effort,...
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Let There Be Art! My New Twitter Account
One night, a girl had a dream. She dreamed of a Twitter account that was nothing but art. Every painting and sculpture correctly attributed (and if possible, dated), with the most high-quality image...
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The Lost Art of Animation Backgrounds
Of all the art forms that face undeserved neglect, perhaps none is as underappreciated as the humble animation background. “Peter Pan” (1953) Which actually seems pretty ludicrous. Whether it’s a...
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Brad Anderson & Marmaduke: Just Dog Gone Funny
One year ago today, the world lost one of its most talented cartoonists — Brad Anderson, creator of my second favourite Great Dane, Marmaduke. Scooby Doo is of course my favourite of the Gentle...
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Beautifully Baroque: The Art of Peter Paul Rubens
When Peter Paul Rubens died on May 30th, 1640, the world mourned one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Deemed the “prince of painters and painter of princes” by one of this contemporaries,...
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Michelangelo’s Masterpieces
They say that art should move you. Make you feel something. Make you want something. Make you think. A good work of art, a piece worthy to be called a “masterpiece”, is much more than just the sum of...
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The Art of Romance
True love is not finding someone you can live with. It’s finding that one person you can’t live without. I admit it. I’m a complete sap. A true romantic in every sense of the word. I believe in love...
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The Joy of Painting
While you may not know his name, you’re probably all familiar with the bearded TV artist known for his gentle, soft-spoken manner, and iconic afro hairstyle. His show, “The Joy of Painting”, aired on...
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Monster Mash: The Art of Jason Edmiston
I’m so picky when it comes to art. Just like I’m picky when it comes to horror. NO, I didn’t say I had a refined palate when it comes to horror! Just that I’m picky about what I like. It’s not my...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: At Your Fingertips
Wanderlust: a strong desire to travel Wanderlust is a word I had never heard before I discovered Pinterest. But today, you can find it everywhere. Everybody wants to travel. Well… not everybody....
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The Renaissance Man
I’ve always said that I was born too late. Usually I just mean that I’d be happiest as a 1950’s housewife. A real June Cleaver-type, you know? Vacuuming in heels? Heck, yeah, I’m there! But it’s even...
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The Sight of the Stars Makes Me Dream
“The Starry Night” (1889) For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. The above is a quote from Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent Van Gogh. One of...
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The Art of the Pin-up II: Gil Elvgren
Teaching art is like teaching mathematics or anything else. There are certain basic principles which anyone can learn. You can teach anyone to draw and paint, but you can’t make them an artist. ~...
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