by Christine | May 26, 2021 | Studio |
I think I like drawing better than painting. You can get a result much faster. After a big change in my life at the end of last century, I gave my life to the Lord. What does that mean? It means I knew I couldn’t do life on my own, and that I wanted to go to heaven...
by Christine | May 26, 2021 | Studio |
Since childhood, ever since I knew spiders existed, I’ve been terrified of them. So imagine my shock and horror as a kid when they didn’t just come 2” big like the wolf spiders that raced across our white livingroom carpet every October. No. They also came as big as...
by Christine | May 24, 2021 | Studio |
This may not be an exciting article, but I felt the need to write it to clarify things. First of all, I am NOT an intellectual property lawyer, so anything in this blog is for informational or entertainment value. It is not legal counsel. Laws change, so always...
by Christine | May 23, 2021 | Studio |
People ask me where I get my ideas, or inspiration for my paintings. Sometimes, ideas come as concepts, like a theme of love, or of a story, or the story behind a character. I get lots of inspiration from the rich themes and accounts in the bible. Other times, I just...
by Christine | May 22, 2021 | Studio |
Coffee design for NY textile quilting manufacturerby Christine Kerrick Ok, so they don’t call it ‘renting’ art, but that’s basically what art licensing is. People license music to everything from stores to commercials to movies. Sports figures license their names and...
by Christine | May 20, 2021 | Studio |
Never underestimate the power of research when you’re making art–or doing anything else. I wanted to illustrate a picture showing the concept of ‘chance’, or, ‘one in a million’. Let me start out by saying that I don’t believe...
by Christine | May 19, 2021 | Studio |
Brompton Adventure by Christine Kerrickvector drawing This has been a trying month, with gas prices rising, gas gone from some places, and everyone wondering what’s coming next. Fear not: things will work themselves out. And, like the challenge of covid, this has been...
by Christine | May 19, 2021 | Studio |
This Avocado Toast, Latte and Red Velvet Cookie have nothing to do with the blog, but look (and were) yummy, and were courtesy of The Juniper Tree Coffee Shop, Eagle, PA. When I was a kid, I used to come home from school and eat Doritos like it was my job. The salty,...
by Christine | May 17, 2021 | Studio |
When I worked for the major hotel chain as art director, my usual duties included physically laying out newspaper ads for the hotel’s five properties: a nightclub, a dinner theater, convention center, other hotel and various restaurants; doing large sets for...
by Christine | May 17, 2021 | Studio |
I wish I had this advice when I was going to art school, but I have learned some things along the way that I want to share with everyone who has asked my advice as a parent or young artist considering art school. 1. If at all possible, don’t get loans.Save. Get grants...
