People love Art it’s true. The same, however, cannot be said for the Artists. The public seems to have a real love/hate relationship with them. At least, as the title of this post suggests, a vague dislike. It’s easy enough to understand I suppose. People love to look at pictures. It’s only natural. Art moves…

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Normally I don’t put a lot of stock in my own birthdays. Something in me, at this age, says “just another day”. Once you have kids your focus in life changes. This year my birthday saw me turn 39. Since people put so much emphasis on turning 40 I figured this year I’d roll the…

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October, while it’s my favorite month, can be a bit dreary in Iowa. I suppose it’s typical for October in a lot of places, but this year Autumn came around like someone flipped a switch on October 1st. One day you have clear, sunny skies and 80-degree temps. The next it’s 60 and raining… and…

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Here are a couple quick shots of some oil pastel studies I did this week. I enjoy banging things out in small-form like this. Oil pastels have great immediacy and can be smeared around or scraped away much in the same way oil paint can… only it’s more finger-friendly. I was picking through source photos…

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Just a quick note this morning to let you know a little more about the class I’ll be teaching at the Des Moines Social Club. Here’s the summary: Principals of Drawing 1Facilitator: Robert Reeves8 sessions, 2x/week: Wednesdays 5:30pm to 7:30pm -&- Saturdays 11am to 1pm,October 7th – November 28thPrice: $5 per individual class or $30…

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