How did you get started doing what you do? When I was a child, I was always drawing. I couldn’t go anywhere without my paper and pencils. When my parents told me there was a school for this, an art school, I immediately knew I HAD to go there. So when people asked me what…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Jeffrey Thompson – Painter
Today we’d like to welcome painter, Jeffery Thompson to the blog. Tell us about yourself, who are you, where are you from, and what do you do? I’m a mixed media artist living in San Francisco. I studied printmaking and painting at Cal State Hayward, and later I briefly attended the SF Art Institute. I…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Tory Van Wey – Illustrator & Paper-cutter
Tell us about yourself, who are you, where are you from, and what do you do? Howdy! I’m Tory Van Wey, an illustrator, artist, and gardener. I originally hail from Palo Alto, California (Silicon Valley to the rest of the world), but am currently based out of San Francisco’s Mission District where I live, do…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Ruth Chase – Charcoal Artist and Teacher
Tell us about yourself, who are you, where are you from, and what do you do? OK, I go by Ruth Chase. My life has had many different plot changes along the way. I was raised in Venice Beach, CA by my mother, mostly, who had very little education, didn’t drive and we had to…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Mike Ryczek – Oil Painter
Tell us about yourself, who are you, where are you from, and what do you do? I’m Mike Ryczek and I grew up in Wallingford, CT. I studied at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA and graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Illustration. I primarily use oils to create slightly abstracted realist paintings that often…
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