Art Originals on sale on Etsy this week
Normally, I prefer to sell here, but when it comes to originals, I often put them up on Etsy first for added exposure. We’re running on a deficit this month, so I put these three items up for sale on...
View ArticleFundraising Drive – Get original art… cheap
I have some new approaches at art I would like to give a try, unfortunately, that means picking up some supplies I don’t yet have… special tinted art papers, white pencils, some new oil mediums and...
View ArticleSteampulp Baba Yaga
“The Magic Hut” I’ve been dying to do a Baba-Yaga themed piece for some time now. I could probably do ten more and still not cover all of her faces or personalities. This one I took a heavy-mechanical...
View ArticleThe Artist’s life: Myths and Misconceptions
This post is for those who are aspiring artists, those who are living the artists’ life/fighting the good fight, those want to know what the typical artist’s life is really like, those who erroneously...
View ArticleWork with me here
I am seeking two people who live in Grand Rapids, or are willing to travel to Grand Rapids for the Artprize competition/event. Most importantly, those people would be able to be here during Artprize,...
View ArticleSlave 1881
John Strangeway, aka Steampunk Boba Fett hired me to create a more Victorian/Edwardian era craft for him in a painted portrait. This (below) is the result. The original is 32×24 inches, painted in...
View ArticleReign in Purple
Painted on birch panel in acrylic paints. Even the images below can’t possibly give you a good look at all the detail in this piece… but that is the story with most of my works. This piece took me 2 +...
View ArticleImaging Paintings for Giclee Printing
A long and in depth how to for Artists seeking to image their works at home or elsewhere
View ArticleThe Albatross
I’ve been up a *lot* of hours, so I am going to keep this short and add images and links. This new work started with a pencil drawing, and I just couldn’t stand to leave it at that. It led to many days...
View ArticleThe Black Ibis Tarot
Bethalynne Bajema, my fiancee, co-conspirator, and occasional collaborator is working on her third eerie and beautiful neo-victorian Tarot deck “The Black Ibis” – and taking a different approach at her...
View ArticleApproved!
Our Kickstarter was approved and launched yesterday, and you can find it here: Our KickStarter Page If you aren’t familiar with Kickstarter, it is a perfect addition to our community project feel, in...
View ArticleMy first Video ever: It’s terrible! You’re welcome!
Because we needed video up for The Infernal Device's kickstarter page, and didn't have one, I decided to do a workshop video to talk about progress on the model. Problem being that I did not have any...
View ArticleHello!
I am talking to you… through the internet! I forgot to mention the rewards such as limited etchings on brass, paintings, and the like – but, if you’d like to know more, we’ve got a writeup about the...
View ArticleSteampunk Tales 10
Steampunk Tales 10 (Featuring my cover) is out now – Lots of great reading, on your device of choice, for $2.99. This piece is another digital work, something I rarely choose to do – one which I...
View ArticleSeven
A new engraving, 5×7 inches, with the usual really, really tiny details. Seven cubes, seven limbs, seven chains between the cubes, seven chains on her neck… I suppose it would be good for a children’s...
View ArticleAirships and Tentacles Coloring Book
In thinking of something really good, but inexpensive that I could put together as an added incentive to be a part of our kickstarter, and in staying up all night making a new engraving – it came to...
View ArticleCooties and a story by G.D. Falksen!
Well, it looks like I am devoting myself this year to finally finishing up my children’s book – but for now, I am working really hard at making our kickstarter successful. We are beyond dedicated to...
View ArticleFor Lovers of Rare Books
I made this book a while back, out of hardwood, and spent a lot of time sanding, carving, and polishing it. I also put a lot of love into making the securing system – two fat-ended brass pins to give...
View ArticleNew Tee shirt design
Well, actually it is an improvement and upgrade on the previously proposed tee shirt design. Now that we’re ready to go to production on these, I started off doing some graphical cleanup and decided it...
View ArticleSlave 1881 Finally available as a giclee on canvas
The HP 4670, rocks. 600 DPI, in seconds. Perfectly flat, no distance from the painting, means I can finally get good imaging of my paintings without the $300+ a pop imaging fee, which means savings to...
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