Where does the time go?

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Chris Vodnik

bathtub_art

So I noticed that it is now the end of June and I have not touched a paint brush in several months. I am writing this down to remind me the next time I visit my site and wonder…. wow still no new art.

I have been taking lots of photos during this time of non painting. Hoping that something will inspire me to pick up a brush other than for my teeth. My daughter on the other hand has been inspired to create in the bathtub. She is showing me that creating is a joyful event and shouldn’t be daunting. Maybe I should take a bath…

Waiting to set sail

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Chris Vodnik

Waiting to set sail

Finally.

I have finished this painting. Took a lot of work from where it started, but the painting turned out how I wanted.

Now I just need to let it dry and choose a frame. A larger image is available in the Portraits gallery.

Plein Air

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Chris Vodnik

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Not because of all the gifts, but the one gift that we can truly never repay. Since we are called to be thankful, I am thankful for that gift above all things. I am also thankful for my family and their health.

I am also very thankful for my wife, whom puts up with me 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. She also knows I love my art and encourages me to do so.

This year she gave to me a Jullian Easel, a wonderful gift for any artist. I have never painted outside, unless you count finger paints when I was a kid. So since I love to paint the outdoors, it will be great to actually paint outside! Of course at 9 degrees, I think I will wait until spring.

My 15 Minutes…

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Chris Vodnik

As Andy Warhol once said…”In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Not for my art, for my day job. Technically I was on camera for 10 seconds so perhaps I still have 14:50 left for my art some day. It was a fun experience, for a techno geek like me.