What's the word for that feeling called when you coast out of the driveway and look up and see the sky, really see it, for the first time in the…
Mike ChambersJune 28, 2022
The poet Amanda Gorman was so inspiring this week! She reminded me of the power of words. So, with the help of Amanda's muse, I wrote some stories for each…
Mike ChambersMay 7, 2022
This exhibit is made possible by the Idaho Commission on the Arts and Boise State University. An exhibition of my digital paintings is now open! The exhibition is from now…
Mike ChambersMay 7, 2022
I'm excited to announce a new show for 2021! About 40 of my new digital art images will be displayed at the Trueblood Popup Gallery at the Student Union Building…
Mike ChambersMay 7, 2022
I decided to break out of the box a little and go below the shoulders. For the past year and a half I've been concentrating on faces and I wanted…
Mike ChambersMay 7, 2022
I'm kinda falling in love with Autodesk Sketchbook. As my internal processing of the questions "so, what are you gonna do next?," "what kind of artist are you, anyway?," and…
Mike ChambersMay 7, 2022
I've temporarily relocated my studio to New Orleans. And after a few small repairs back in le Boise, my trusty old French easel has now re-entered the fray. Time to…
Mike ChambersMay 15, 2022
Here's what the block looks like fully carved. ... and here's a view of some of the printed cards. Cut, carve, gouge, slice, nick, nick, nick! (That's the sound…
Mike ChambersMay 28, 2022
I was just playing around with Photoshop the other day after re-discovering a favorite Edward Hopper painting, Automat. Here's my version of a metamorphosis using my favorite Chicago girl, Lina…
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
Over the past several months I've really started using tools like Photoshop and Instagram to play with the images I paint. It's a great way to while away the hours…
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
I had a stroke this week and I am okay. I just wanted all my friends to know this. I really am okay. It was a scarey week but with…
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
Why do I paint doors? Long answer: they are rectangles so they make a nice, solid composition on a rectangular or square canvas, they are a perfect symbol with lots…
Mike ChambersJune 5, 2022
Each month I make a little image to decorate the Treasure Valley Artists' Alliance website. The site needed something to help remind people that the content was changed at least…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Yeah, I know there might be better resolutions to choose from, but this is what I came up with. GIMP is a freeware photo manipulation tool (like Photoshop) that has a…
Mike ChambersMay 10, 2022
Sure, mowing the lawn is great, but it'll never beat the feeling of completing a new varied series of thirty awesome four-color block prints! Saint's Chair, four-color block print on rice paper
Mike ChambersMay 10, 2022
Today I printed 38 backgrounds. Tomorrow I'll print the chair, floor boards, and halo on top of the background colors and I'll discard the ones that don't work. I hope…
Mike ChambersMay 10, 2022
