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By Any Means

The tenets of antifa, or antifascism are that of taking the public to task to silence nazis and ostracized them from society by any means...

Chicago Artworks

One of the first pieces I was drawn to was actually a rarity for me. It was a photography piece by Paul D'Amato called Girl in the Rain....

You Pick Three

This unit I found rather reinvigorating. Over the course of the summer I had fell into a sort of rut. Drawing the similar drawings over...

One Word, One Week, Ten Works

The ten works of art in one week was a disproportionate workload for anyone. All ten pieces based on the word ‘Solitude’. It was messy,...

Back to School

It's that time of year. The time of year when I return to my everyday life and education. And as I enter senior year I feel a sense of...

Drawing Body Diversity

I try my best to make diverse art, but even I struggle with this sometimes. I create characters with too similar bodies, and it's an easy...

Irish Fest

Irish fest was an amazing opportunity for me this year. I always love working the festival but this year I got to work at my very own...

Brick by Brick

I grew up in a small town called Wonderlake in Illinois. It was backwoods, with bikers and bible thumpers. It was secluded. In my small...

Storytelling in Character Design

Character design is one of my passions. I love creating a character in my art. I love adding little story elements to my art. And here...

Pixelated Palletes

One of my difficulties in art is I often fall back on the same color palletes, where I use a lot of blues, magentas, and reds, and then...

Waukesha County Fair

On the bright side, I was on the news. On the down side I almost vomited. This week I went to the ol' Waukesha County Fair with the lads....

Backgrounds

Backgrounds are my bane of existence. I hate drawing backgrounds. Balancing the details and proportions of a background, the size of a...

Websites Galore

The first website I visited was Portal Wisconsin, where there were a number of pieces completed by Wisconsin artists. I felt like that...

Le Voyage en France

France was a beautiful blend of architecture, food, and language all coming together on the fabricated canvas of history. I LOVE history....

Biodomes and Corpse Flowers

My last day in Milwaukee before traveling to France was spent at the Milwaukee Bio domes, the three domes once a major Milwaukee...

Post-Junior Year Reflections

Often times, I feel like my life is both going by too slow, and too fast. Like the constant pace of my life is off, if not by some...

Top 10 Mistakes

The Top 10 Mistakes Made by art students is an informative and insightful guide, but I do not agree with all the points made. A lot of...

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