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A Little Class
After a brief hiatus (hey we ALL need a vacation from time to time) Wednesday’s painting group will recommence next week at Studio 405 in the Fitch building, downtown DesMoines. 6-8pm. Bring black & white acrylic paint, brushes, and something to paint on. I’ve got extra materials if anyone needs. $20 per session. Be prepared…
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Fitch Open House – The Aftermath
Just wanted to post a quick note to say a huge THANK YOU!! to everyone who came out to the open studio event last Friday. It was all in all a great success. A ton of people through the doors. Studio 405 was rocking steady most of the evening. I barely got a chance to…
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Dusty Little Things
As I posted last week there’s a big event coming. My studio building’s annual open house. That means I’ve got a lot of stuff in the works. There will be repeated trips to the hardware store; repeated trips up and down the four flights of stairs (good for leg-day); long periods of me standing in…
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Details Details
A small detail shot from a commissioned piece in progress. I’m not one for florals, but I rather like how this drawing came out. Finished piece coming soon. Cheers, R
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What a night that was. The Fitch Studios open house was a pretty good time. There were tons of people through the studio. Lots of new faces and plenty of friends. And sangria. So much sangria. On behalf of Studio 405 thanks for coming out. Here’s the set up from that night. With some new,…
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BBoys Take Manhattan
Just a quick post to present the latest commissioned piece, “BBoys Take Manhattan”. It was a lot of fun. I’m still really getting a handle on how to manage acrylics. I approached this one with a more illustrative intent than I would normally use for studio work, but I tend to fret about doing portrait…
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Works in Progress
Seems like I’ve been busier than ever these days. I wrapped up some studio work and have been plugging away at this Beastie Boys painting (progress image included below). I thought I’d have a chance to build up some more work for display, but I’m happy to announce that the requests for commissioned work just…
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Here Comes the Sun
Considering this is a post about two paintings of Sun Studios in Memphis that I’m working on it’s an awful pun, but it’s late. I’ve cleaned up raw sewage today. A pretty fair amount really. It was 100 degrees at band practice tonight. My knees were pitting out. My knees. I’m out of clever lines.…
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Prints, Anyone?
A short note to let you know about some of the great Iowa artists with reproductions and originals available on http://www.FineArtAmerica.com. Some of them are people that I know. Some are unknown to me, but either way I hold the greatest respect for them for having the courage to put the fruits of their labors…