Featured Artist: Jane Lieb

 This Week's Featured Artist: Jane Lieb

Jane Lieb is a multi-media artist, who creates block and monotype prints, as well as stitched canvases. She will be showing at William Lieb Sculpture in Spirit Lake, IA for the 2021 Artisans Road Trip!

Denice Peters: New Artwork, Appointment, and Art Fair

 

 

ART artist Denice Peters has some good news to share, as well as two recent pastel paintings: "IOWA" (above) and "Stormy Pasture" (below).

 

"It's wild and crazy out there," says Peters. "But, in all the craziness, I have received some blessings too. I was just added to the stable of artists in Southwind Art Gallery in Topeka, KS. I currently have three paintings on display there now. I look forward to working with them."

     "I just taught a live pastel class in West Des Moines and will be at the Harlan Art Fair at the Brick Wall Gallery in downtown Harlan, IA on Nov 7th from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Some will be outside around the court house square and some indoors like me across the street. Stop in and check out all the artists."

 

     "Also I was just appointed as Vice President of the Iowa Pastel Society. I hope I serve the group well."

 

Congratulations, Denice! Hope to see many of you at the Harlan Art Fair on Saturday, November 7th, in Harlan IA from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

Featured Artist: Danielle Clouse Gast

 This Week's Featured Artist: Danielle Clouse Gast

Danielle Clouse Gast is a painter, whose artwork is inspired by local and regional landscapes. Her studio name is Danielle Clouse Gast Studio, and she will be showing at her home studio in Spirit Lake, IA for the 2021 Artisans Road Trip!

Featured Artist: Mitch Eveleth

This Week's Featured Artist: Mitch Eveleth

Mitch Eveleth creates photorealistic drawings using a pen and ink. His studio name is Reflections in Ink, and he will be showing in Estherville, IA for the 2021 Artisans Road Trip!

Featured Artist: Melanie Cable

 

 This Week's Featured Artist: Melanie Cable

Melanie Cable is a multi-media artist, who uses a variety of mediums to create "odd mixed arts for the mixed odd crowds". Her studio name is Ms. Chevious LLC, and she will be showing at Art on 16th in Spirit Lake, IA for the 2021 Artisans Road Trip!

Featured Artist: Joanne Alberda

 This Week's Featured Artist: Joanne Alberda

Joanne Alberda is a fabric artist, who collages fabrics and uses machine stitching to create her artworks. Her studio name is JW Studio, and she will be showing at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, IA for the 2021 Artisans Road Trip!

Melanie Cable Debuts New Coloring Books!

ART Artist Melanie Cable (aka Ms. Chevious) has just released four new and unique coloring books 

that feature her artwork! 

"The last three years have been an explosion of creativity and productiveness for me, and before I knew it, I had a few different series of original drawings," says Cable.  "Each original was scanned in as a final lined artwork before they continued their journey as an original watercolor painting.  I ended up with three different collections that I was able to work into four separate 20-page coloring books, mainly entertaining teens and adults."

"The first two books in the series highlight my demons, and are titled “The Demons are Our Friends!”, Rounds 1 and 2.  Over 40 original drawings have illustrated my personal battles with my own demons. They express all of the grace, humor, and peace that I have earned through the years….we swim, dance, and draw together.  Many also feature other animals that mirror the demons themselves-the whimsy of the owl, the innocence of the squirrels, the awkwardness of the porcupines, and chaos of the hyenas.  The series is meant to be whimsical, but also to serve as a reminder that even in our darkest times, we are not alone.

“The Odd Collection” features sloths on rockets, owls on crutches, Cthulhu floating with his balloons, and my entire “Octopus+Skull+Fruit” series.  There’s a wide variety of spooky and macabre illustrations that are just plain fun. 
 
Finally, I ended up making a “Nerdin’ Out Collection,” because I had been getting many requests for my stylized approach at the comic book conventions I normally frequent.  I feature many pop culture icons, such as Harry Potter, Hocus Pocus, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and various superheroes. They are instantly recognizable and often laughable, such as Spiderman knitting a scarf on a skyscraper-or the Hulk baking cookies."
 
These 20-page collections are made by hand, and feature two different sizes. The 8.5”x11” and the 4”x6” travel size are both available for $10 each (includes shipping). Orders can be made through her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ms.cheviousmurals.