Category: Site News

Under construction

December 26, 2013

The new year of 2014 is soon upon us. Glory be! What a great opportunity to make changes and renew commitments. My hope is to pick up the consistency and meter of my discipline by making the upcoming year much more creative – and productive.
The new year is also the perfect opportunity to rethink what I want this website to do, so I have begun some new construction here.
The first changes you will see will be in the navigation bar on the right. I am splitting up what was there and some collections may not be visible while I tackle this, so bear with me.
What previously was the portfolio will now be divided into two categories: an informal peek into my studio and a point of purchase or store. In the studio portion I will share insights to process, new projects and discoveries, and work that has been sold for you to use as an idea starter for a personal commission. In the storefront portion, you will find original works for sale in a variety of medium, gichlee prints, buttons and other fanciful items for purchase. I might even open a page to sell a few of the antiques I have lurking around the place.
Check back periodically and let me know if you like what I am up to.

New gallery page

May 15, 2013

Recently, I had an opportunity to talk to someone about some of my larger scale work, primarily murals. One of the murals was a 36 foot wrap-around, Midwestern landscape painted on a garage. It was fun to do and utilized the trompe l’oeil method of softening the line between real and illusion. Meaning fool the eye, it is playful and challenging. Further conversation encouraged me to share just a few of those large scale works with you here, so you can now find a new page listed on the right side menu called “Murals plus”.
I also added a few more sketches to the journal, In the Garden. They are merely little illuminated watercolor pictures done on site, in my garden. Feel free to browse the site  –  and have fun.

New painting and a new Portfolio page

January 6, 2013
Laying the ground on a new canvas.
Landscape #1. Laying the ground on a new canvas.

Often I am asked, how I begin a painting, where I start, or what I do next?

I have a general idea of what I plan to paint when I begin but there is a great deal of decision making at every step as well. When I paint on site, people often enjoy watching me paint or will come back periodically to see how it is growing.

I started a painting this weekend – a landscape – and have decided to try and bring you along with me as I paint. This first image is just laying color down in a ground. There will be a new page under the portfolio tab and this page will show paintings at various stages from beginning to end. I hope you enjoy watching the process.

New bit of construction

May 23, 2012

I opened up a couple more gallery pages in the PORTFOLIO: Gichlee Prints, and miniatures. Some original works have Gichlee prints available in both limited editions and open editions. Both original works and prints on their respective pages are now priced under the enlarged image display should you care to adopt a favorite. Sure, the site is still evolving but it is a little more polished with each new bit of construction.

The next step – opening up the portfolio

February 5, 2012

Time to take the next step towards making this site a proper artist’s website by opening up images for viewing… don’t you agree? I have opened this next part EVEN THOUGH it is still evolving (slightly under construction) so you can see my work and watch the site grow. Take a browse and get to know me and my work better. Continue reading “The next step – opening up the portfolio”