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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Posted April 01, 2020in Iowa Artist
Paints with coffee; art at Starbucks corporate As a regular coffee drinker, I spill a lot on my notes and stain my clothes. However, artist Betty Walker likes how coffee looks on paper. As a coffee artist, her art doesn’t consist of a coffee cup ring splattered by accident on
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Posted March 04, 2020in Iowa Artist
Her signature artwork consists of recognizable cityscapes in the Des Moines area. When artist Laura Todd begins painting, time seems to stand still. She doesn’t eat. She doesn’t check her phone. She simply listens to music, focusing on the brush strokes and color combinations on her blank canvas. It’s her
Read More →Rachel Secretario Hill makes people happy with her comedy and her art. Ask Rachel Secretario Hill which career works best, comedian or artist, and, depending on the day, she’ll most likely laugh and say, “Both.” As a native of Hawaii, she formerly performed stand-up comedy. However, the gig usually didn’t
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Posted January 01, 2020in Iowa Artist
Sebern Beachy searches for a creative high. When Judy Sebern Beachy was early into her art career, she was asked by a friend to draw a portrait of her nephew. When completed, she charged one dollar for the sketch. “It’s hard to admit I was an artist. I called myself
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Posted December 04, 2019in Iowa Artist
Avant garde meets farm boy. Don’t ask artist Frank Hansen to color coordinate one of his paintings to match the decor. With a mischievous and unapologetic smile, he explains how his unique artwork and vivid imagination evolved into the popular artist he is today. Growing up on a farm, Hansen
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Posted November 06, 2019in Iowa Artist
Argentina-born artist is inspired by everyday life. As Monica Zunino Mel approaches a blank canvas in her home studio in West Des Moines, her head swirls with thoughts about possible colors and shapes for her next painting. When inspiration hits, she paints from improv — pulling inspiration from her surroundings.
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Posted October 02, 2019in Iowa Artist
Matchmaking artist pairs artists with buyers. A local artist, Robert Moore, hopes to change how people shop for art. Instead of going to a gallery to select a piece of art, Moore pairs art buyers with artists to create a custom piece through Morezarte. Morezarte — the name taken from
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