I discovered Claudine Hellmuth while blog surfing, although I can’t remember which blog. I fell in love with Claudine’s art. She travels around the country teaching classes. Her web-site says she will be in Portland in 2006, but dates haven’t been posted. I really, really want to take her class. I love that she uses old family photos in her college. She also uses a lot of line art...
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Molly Bright is the WAW artist for this week. She makes her art by using bottle caps. She must have the patience of a saint. I originally saw her work over at Extreme Craft. I had to check out her web-site for myself. She is inventive and amazing. **Side Note: I have re-vamped my links and added a ‘Portland Craft Blogs’ list of links. If you have a craft blog and live in Portland,...
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My WAW artist for this week is Alex Gross. I love the surrealism in this work. The detail is incredible. I tried to showcase several of his many styles. The Green Lantern at the bottom is my favorite. His web-site is fun to check out. You can even check out some of his genealogy. ...
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This week’s WAW artist is Aaron Smith. His use of light and dark is amazing. His paintings are so life like that I, at first, thought that they were photographs. This top painting reminds me of Christina’s World, by Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth is one of my cousin’s favorite artists, so maybe that is why I’m so drawn to this painting. It’s so...
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This week I choose Yoko Tanaka for my artist of the week. Her work is stunning. Her web-site is gorgeous and has many works to look at. These pictures are actually print screens of her web-site, so you can get an idea of how nice it is. Very easy to navigate. ...
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This artwork is done by Souther Salazar. I love the crazy detail. Her web-site has a ton of stuff on it, so take a minute and check it...
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