Artistic Red
Artist directory :: Artistic RedFrom monsterously silly paintings to realistic drawings and everything in between
About
An elephant told my mother that I loved to draw. My early crayon outline launched a collection of doodles, pencil drawings, and paintings. For longer than I can remember, I have been enchanted by art. And from the age of three, my favorite subject was, and continues to be, animals.From oceans and grasslands to jungles and plains —there is such diversity, texture, and beauty in the animal kingdom that I don’t think I could ever get bored of it.
I am a proud native of Iowa. All my life, I’ve lived within a few hours driving distance of my hometown, Cedar Rapids. Because I wanted art to be my career, I pursued a degree in graphic design at Kirkwood Community College. Upon graduation, my first job was working full time as a graphic artist at TelecomUSA...
Galleries
 | | Playful and extremely colorful monster paintings.
The paintings shown on this page are originals that are still available for purchase or were commissioned pieces that are not shown anywhere else on the website. |
 | | 8x10 prints. Other sizes available upon request. |
 | | 4.25x6 blank greeting card, includes envelope
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 | | These totes are great for kids and adults! Made of durable canvas with your choice of red, green or blue handles. You can choose from any of my original monster paintings to adorn your bag. |
 | | These very cute, very huggable monsters are made of soft fleece fabric and stuffed with polyfil. Machine washable. |
 | | 8" round acrylic clocks |
 | | This is a small sample of graphic design work I have done. |
 | | This is a collection of pencil drawing I have done over the years. |
Blog
Calling All Iowa Artists!New art and music festival in Cedar Rapids, IA - 319FestFestival Schedule Update
I can now officially add the New Bohemian Art Festival to my schedule!
June 5 &6, 2010 - Iowa Arts festival in Iowa City (http://www.summerofthearts.org/festival-menu/arts-festival/about.aspx) July 4, 2010 - Freedom Festival in Downtown Cedar Rapids, IA (http://www.freedomfestival.com/Freedom-Festival/Events/20100704/61/Patriots-Bazaar.aspx) July 16 &17, 2010 - Camp Euphoria in Lone Tree, IA (http://www.campeuforia.com/) September 4 &5, 2010 - New Bohemian Art Festival at New Bo Park, Cedar Rapids, IA
Time to get back to it
It was a long and hectic winter and it is now time to get back into the swing of things. Namely new ideas, paintings and art festivals.
As of now, I am going to be vending at:
June 5 &6, 2010 - Iowa Arts festival in Iowa City (http://www.summerofthearts.org/festival-menu/arts-festival/about.aspx)
July 16 &17, 2010 - Camp Euphoria in Lone Tree, IA (http://www.campeuforia.com/)
Hope everyone is enjoying spring and looking forward to a great summer!
Holy cow, it's the holiday season!
Hi everyone,
I can't believe Halloween is over and we are almost a week away from Thanksgiving. I haven't had much time to create anything new in the last month. School and my two jobs have been keeping me busy, but I'm starting to get some breathing room.
August update
It's been a while since I've posted anything so I thought I'd update everyone as to what is going and what is coming up for the rest of year.
Since losing my job in May, I've been keeping busy. I started school in June. I enrolled in the Multimedia Design and Development bachelors program through DeVry online.
