DROOL: When do you feel you first found success in the world of art, and how have you grown since then? Katie: Last year when I announced online that I was taking pet-portrait commissions on for the holidays. I don’t know what I was expecting but in the end I ended up with around 170 …
DROOL: When do you feel you first found success in the world of art, and how have you grown since then? Susan: My first success was a solo show fresh out of school (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) that lead to a collector that bought out the whole show and then further sponsored an …
When we first saw Jud Beaumont’s dog houses crafted to look like Airstreams, we were hooked. When we dug in a bit deeper we realized that Jud was magic in the way he gave personalities to inanimate objects. He added life and question into everyday objects with unmatched craftsmanship. This past February Jud left us …
DROOL: When do you feel you first found success in the world of art, and how have you grown since then?Mr. Fish: Haven’t found it yet, still looking. DROOL: What about dogs attracts you to them as subjects for your artwork?Mr. Fish: Like most animals in my art, I use dogs for the symbolism. Like in traditional fables, …
DROOL: When do you feel you first found success in the world of art, and how have you grown since then?Nate: At a young age I received recognition and decided to continue with art but even after college I didn’t know how to paint. I then set a goal to complete at least 30 paintings …
MY FRIEND’S PARENTS were supposed to drive me to school, but they were running late, so I walked over to their house and rang the doorbell. Behind a large wooden gate, the family’s Briard began to bark, and then the shaggy herding dog started to snarl and scratch at the wood, trying to get to …
Renay Shaffer (Canadian, b. 1973) illustrates nature and animals in a detailed representational style that reflects a deep reverence for her subjects. Born in White Rock, a small seaside town along the west coast of Canada, she formed an early identification with nature. Forests and beaches became a place where she could daydream and process …
Kaitlin Ziesmer is a fine art painter, muralist, and illustrator working out of Denver who has been featured in numerous exhibits across Denver and throughout the country. She makes brightly colored, poppy paintings that typically incorporate/combine human and natural elements of various textures, mixed with nostalgia. With a light-hearted sense of humor, she approaches art …
Steve Feldman works as a freelance illustrator and artist from his studio/home overlooking the old Oregon Trail in scenic northeast Oregon. Working both traditionally with acrylics and watercolors and digitally with a drawing tablet and Adobe design software, he creates thought provoking images that often contain a humorous twist or an edge. Some of the …
Born in 1991, Amy Balch was raised in Devon, England, surrounded by dogs, farm animals and endless art and crafting tools. After studying art & design and textiles right through to college, she completed a degree in Fashion Design before traveling the world. It was in 2015, when based in Zurich, that Amy seriously began illustrating wild …
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