Posted March 31, 2021in Iowa Artist
After the derecho decimated hundreds of thousands of trees on Aug. 10, 2020, a chainsaw carver known as Dusty Buzzard received more than a hundred calls following the disaster. “It was a wild week,” he remembers. “All of a sudden, I have too much to do.” Dusty began chainsaw carving
Read More →As Kate Trimble centers a mound of wet clay on her pottery wheel, she closes her eyes. It helps her with her imagination and opens her mind. “My mind is blank,” she says. “It’s all about feel and touch, not how it looks at this stage. It’s stress relief. If
Read More →While Miradieu Joseph sat in a work meeting, he doodled on Starbucks coffee cups to pass the time, giving him a five minute “mental” break. The elaborate doodles attracted the attention of his coworkers, and he purchased four blank cups from Wal-Mart, painted them and sold them within an hour.
Read More →As Jill Woodward has worked to perfect her art during the past three decades, she’s arrived at one important realization: It’s OK to make mistakes. Even if a painting of hers looks “wrong” or the mood appears off, it’s fixable and she embraces the mess. “An art teacher once told
Read More →Young artist gives hope. As a young artist, Kayana Janay frequently expands her repertoire of art, and she’s learned to avoid a certain repetitive look. “I’ve learned to not pigeonhole myself into one style. Social media makes everything a popularity contest to have a distinct recognizable look,” she says. “As
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Posted November 04, 2020in Iowa Artist
As an artist, Julie Houghton paints with materials, such as charcoal, paint and ink. But her latest obsession is with alcohol. Not the drinking type, but an alcohol-based ink, which creates distinctive artwork. Houghton searched for alternative art as a way to keep her mind and art fresh. She researched
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Posted September 30, 2020in Iowa Artist
Sara Jo Boesen conserves old paintings. Sara Jo Boesen liked to paint, yet she didn’t really want to be an artist. She loved the art and history aspect, as both her parents were auctioneers. When she attended art school at the Savannah College of Art and Design, she explored art
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Posted September 02, 2020in Iowa Artist
He paints on anything Violin case. Paint palette. Street sign. Cast iron skillet. Motorcycle. What do they have in common? All are items artist Shawn Palek has painted on. And that’s just a small sample. He’s painted dozens more, including murals, fine portraits and oil paintings. Palek estimates he’s painted
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Posted August 05, 2020in Iowa Artist
Renee Watkins of Des Moines has spent most of her life creating art. As a child, her grandfather taught her different techniques as they painted together. Her grandpa, also a boxer, jingle writer and yachtsman, painted landscapes and boats in San Diego. One tip she learned was that mistakes aren’t
Read More →Roling creates unique illusions When Kathleen Roling paints a picture, it sometimes doesn’t last more than a few days — or even a few hours. Does it bother her? Not really. She knows it’s a one-of-a-kind creation every time she sketches with a certain medium — chalk. Roling wanted to
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