My paintings and drawings are the result of a wrestling match between me and the canvas. During this process I rework, erase, and even turn everything upside down to correct…
Mike ChambersMay 29, 2022
Be cautious when fixing your work. It may lead to an entirely new piece. I can’t leave well enough alone.
Mike ChambersMay 15, 2022
A painting of a young woman, standing barefoot in an open doorway, offering a cup of coffee.
Mike ChambersMay 4, 2022
This is a mystery of portraiture: the subject sits and the artist interprets. Does the artist allow his or her own thoughts and biases and filters to affect the image?…
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
Playing around with pen and ink in my little wee moleskin-like sketch pad on the 4th of July. What could be more patriotic? I'm basically trying to do the impossible…
Mike ChambersMay 7, 2022
In the shadows lie the mysteries. Did you notice what's lurking in the shadows today? Carol Robinson just posted a sneak peek of the new work in my show "Houseghosts." The show…
Mike ChambersApril 16, 2022
My show at the Carol Robinson Gallery opens on May 7th. I delivered 11 new pieces to the gallery this week for the Houseghosts exhibition. I completed this painting in…
Mike ChambersApril 16, 2022
Doorways are red, Houseghosts are blue, Just when she's needed, She comes into view.
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
This painting of the Annunciation was finished this week. It is based on a painting that I completed several years ago and purchased by my friend, Dan Sonnier. The earlier painting served as the starting…
Mike ChambersNovember 7, 2021
I'm kind of accidentally experimenting with sort of a reverse painting technique where the colors come first and the drawing comes next. If this were done in the proper way,…
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
I rediscovered -- and am in the process of rediscovering -- Pierre Bonnard. Something about the way his figures have a supporting role in the painting rings true for me.…
Mike ChambersNovember 7, 2021
A new painting arrived today via the painting stork. It's a girl! About 8 ounces. 8 x 6 inches. Acrylic on acrylic on acrylic on watercolor paper on watercolor paper.…
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
Here's the next installment in the Ruby series, Ruby Too Blue. She's as bright as Sunday morning sunshine. Blue Ruby Two, acrylic on watercolor paper
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
Here's the second installment of my new mini-series inspired by Ruby. Pearl, acrylic on paper
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022
I'm starting a new mini-series with Ruby as the inspiration. Ruby is one of my all time favorite little paintings. Here's Ruby Blue, acrylic on paper, 7 x 5 inches.…
Mike ChambersMay 8, 2022