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Tenacious and Consistent
I am waaaaay overdue for a website update. I have still been making art - and fairly consistently, but not as frequently as I would like....
Feb 27, 20241 min read


Should've Included a Full Nude, That Was an Oversight
Overdue for a post. These works are up at the Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids until the end of October. It is part of the Cedar Rapids...
Oct 16, 20231 min read


Practice
Recently, in the drawing group, I've been feeling like my intentions are coming through more in my work. When I started getting back into...
Jul 23, 20231 min read


Rare Opportunities
We had a pregnant model in the life drawing group this week! I imagine it will be a while before I have that opportunity again. The poses...
Jun 26, 20231 min read


Gorgeous
This has become one of my favorite drawings that I have done! The less finished drawing was from a little over an hour of work with the...
Mar 25, 20231 min read


Kindness
This is my friend Luna. Luna is very kind. Everyone who meets Luna loves them. It makes me sad when people are cruel and unkind. I am...
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Work in Progress
Historically, I would have waited until I completed an artwork before I shared it. There's something to be said for that. There's also...
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Surprises
This was one of three drawings I made Sunday morning in the life drawing group. I struggle there sometimes when I'm tired, and I only had...
Nov 3, 20221 min read


Do Something Nice
I see a lot of posts and re-shares on social media that are meant, ostensibly (grumble, grumble about things I'm not going to get into...
Oct 2, 20222 min read


Bridge to the Past
I recently took a (really good) trip to Minneapolis, but it made me realize something about myself. This is not really about that...
Aug 21, 20222 min read


Painting or Drawing
A lot of people have called this or other chalk pastel works I have done paintings. I call it a drawing because it's a dry medium I...
Jul 27, 20221 min read


My Advice Is Don't Listen to Other People's Advice
Or at least consider how much you know them and how much they know you. And in this case, how much you know me. You'll do fine!
Jul 13, 20221 min read


Coppernicus
Some of my best friends have been people I didn't much care for when I first met them. One would get in trouble in class and then stare...
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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