Posts by paintingforlife
Sometimes the Class Demo Turns Out Alright
One of the requirements of being an Art Instructor, is that you must possess enough confidence to create art in front of a learning audience… and hope to everything you don’t mess up. Fortunately for me, performance has never been an issue, my years as a chalk artist should have proven that. Most demos are…
Read MoreIt’s Finally Here, My Liver Transplant Movie!
The video is 20 minutes long, so it’s perfect if you are looking for something to listen to as you do chores. Or you can follow along and enjoy the presentation. Regardless, I aim to entertain, and this true story is hard to believe it actually happened. Yet, it did, and here I am, having…
Read MoreThe First Fully Finished Piece Since My Liver Transplant!
New Art! This is titled “Rooms.” It is the first, okay maybe second, real finished piece since my liver transplant. It was post liver transplant. I was at home, a fraction of my original self, starting on the long journey toward recovery. Up until this point, I had not created any meaningful art since before the transplant. The heavy anesthetics…
Read MoreReturning From Near Death
Sooo… I haven’t sent one of these e-zines out in a while. Some of you follow me on Facebook. For those who do not, below is a very brief description of what transpired since November of last year. As you know, the auto-immune disease I was born with had wreaked so much havoc on my…
Read More“Narnia Awakens” New Art by Benjamin Hummel!
We’re please to announce the newest completed illustrated masterpiece by Benjamin Hummel . For those familiar with the works of CS Lewis, you might recognize the narrative in this painting. It does indeed come from “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe,” and features the three protagonists of Lucy, Aslan, and Susan, after Aslan’s resurrection.…
Read MoreIt’s Christmas in July!
The 2025 Christmas Card Collection has been finalized, printed, and delivered. It’s Christmas in July and our 2025 Christmas card collection has been finalized and printed. We are no longer taking pre-orders, but we are offering 25% off of all our Christmas Card designs, including our new releases up until September 1. Be sure to…
Read More“Story Time.” A Solo Art Show at Eloise May Library
This SATURDAY! JULY 12, 11:00am – 12:30pm I call this exhibition “Story Time,” because it features the artwork made for several different children’s books through the years. It’s one thing to see the illustration printed on paper, it’s quite another to behold the original. The opening is a Saturday morning. We did that on purpose,…
Read MorePre-Order Your Christmas 2025 Greeting Cards
I’ve designed two new Christmas card illustrations for this year’s Christmas (yes, I know, VERY early in the season, but the art is completed, and thus I felt like sharing.) The first is your traditional Madonna and Child. This is my version and take on it. Though it gives a nod to traditional iconography, it’s…
Read MoreSing a Song About Swans
Down in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sits a hotel with great historical significance. The Broadmoor Hotel has a legendary history. Many books and documentaries have been made about it. And at the center sits a beautiful lake, backdropped by Colorado foothills. And on that lake, swam a swan. Now, I didn’t take the photograph. Cherish did.…
Read MorePuppets for Sale
A few years back, we inherited over 100 puppets from my mother’s puppet business. We sold and gave away many, but we still have plenty of used, slightly used, collectible, and new puppets that we simply need to clear out of our art studio. (Having puppet eyes stare at me while I paint at 2…
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