by cjacks@cjacks.com | Jan 9, 2026 | AI, Drawing, Music, Novel, Writing
by cjacks@cjacks.com | Feb 6, 2025 | Painting
A while back, I found an image I liked and it inspired me. Unfortunately I can not locate the image. But, I really enjoyed trying to find 9 “elements” for a nine-tailed fox and adding antlers. Stetch...
by cjacks@cjacks.com | Dec 9, 2023 | Crafts/DIY, Painting
I was in the mood to dig out the watercolors the other day. It had been a while since I last did one, so I decided to try a few doodles to scrub off the rust, so to speak. I didn’t have too much of a plan besides trying a sunset or two. That evolved into using...
by Valerie Schwader | Jul 29, 2022 | Crafts/DIY, Painting, Woodworking
A few years ago My folks were getting rid of an old beat up bench that they had, so I decided I could take it and have a few more years use out of it. Well, after a year, the middle board rotted and I thought it had outlived its usefulness. But, being who I am, I...
by cjacks@cjacks.com | Jun 7, 2020 | Crafts/DIY, Painting
I have long loved Art Deco/Art Nouveau and Poster Art. Back in the late 90s, I saw Théophile Alexandre Steinlen’s 1896 Color Lithograph poster for the cabaret called Le Chat Noir. I had always wanted to try my hand at doing a version of the poster but never got...
by cjacks@cjacks.com | May 5, 2019 | Crafts/DIY, Drawing, Pinterest
I was gifted a really neat pack of foil scratch paper a little while back and finally “etched” out some time to try it out (get it? “Etched?”). I found a mandala moon pattern I really liked on Pinterest. Below you can see my take on it using...
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