I played around with LunaPic, a free online photo editor, for a little bit of art therapy. What can I say? I am tired of the reality TV show joke that my nation’s presidency has become and am ashamed that

This is my first entry to the color challenge. I did this photo a couple of months ago for @kus-knee's Mundane Art Challenge: Ice. I basically took a picture of me holding a glass tray with ice and tweaked

This is my entry for @danielfs contest: It has been a long time since I tried doing abstract, therefore I forgot I how lose and free it can be. My process included using acrylic paint on canvas paper then

Figure drawing artists typically do not like to draw "perfect" bodies, therefore it was fun to find and draw an image of a curvy woman. I found this model from lovefigures.com and drew her with

@ Kothy made a post on how to draw braided hair - something that seems so simple but is very complicated to draw. I am working on changing my profile image into something similar with what I already have

Happy Saturday and Caturday. I think I will join him in basking in the sun on a cold afternoon.

This is my entry to @Kus-Knee's "The Old Dog Presents: The Mundane As Art #11 -Wall". This is a picture of an abandoned building about 3 blocks from my office in the South side of Chicago. This

@cookiespookie (aka Anton) is a self-taught artist who tries to draw a quick sketch at least 1x per day. He created a contest where he challenged fellow artists to complete a speed drawing of a woman standing

Here is my 2nd entry for #smartphonephotography contest: @juliank thank you for hosting it! Made from a tray of ice, a blue light, and my orchards. Taken from my iphone 5

Here is my 1st entry for #smartphonephotography contest: @juliank thank you for hosting it! Made from a tray of ice, a blue light, and my orchards. Taken from my iphone 5

Once again, as an occasional artist who likes to be inspired, I participated in a contest created by @topkpop just to get my creativity flowing for the weekend. The theme this week was "delicate"

@kus-knee has a great idea where he throws a weekly contest, inviting people to take a picture of a "mundane" object of his choice . This weeks theme: ice. Did I find a Zombie trapped in a glacier?

Hello all, @yoganarchista has a great idea of holding an art contest where each week one is invited to study and draw a different part of the body. I will not have time to participate in all 14 weeks

Day at the beach #landscapephotography

I saw the contest yesterday, which gave me a day - not a lot of time - but it was fun. Due to the fact that I did not have my oil painting supplies handy I had to use what I had: oil pastels (not my usual

Spring in the city

In the distance: Lake Michigan and downtown Chicago #goldenhourphotography

Rocky Mountain Sunset

Forget about lost dogs and cats, this is what I found during a random walk to my optometrist in Chicago. My entry in #streetphotography hosted by @juliank