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© 2022 Mike Chambers - Cool Blue RoderickStories

Cool Blue Roderick

Just close your eyes Cool Blue Roderick says -- or seems to say -- "Just breathe." The Backstory This image was featured in Character Development: Portrait Studies at the Trueblood…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
Bicycle Daydream, oil on canvas by Mike ChambersStories

Bicycle Daydream

The Bicycle Day Dream "Am I imagining this?" he asked aloud. He leaned his bicycle against the wall. Having no kickstand, the only other alternative was to lay it down…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
© 2022 Mike Chambers - Spirit Lake, watercolor by Mike ChambersStories

Spirit Lake

I gazed at the far side of Spirit Lake where pines created their sawtooth pattern against an overcast sky. It was early morning on a cool summer day but it…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
© 2022 Mike Chambers -Cara, oil on canvas by Mike ChambersStories

Cara

Cara is Italian for beloved. What do you say to your beloved when you see her pausing in the doorway, her cup poised just above the saucer midway to her…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
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The Art of Happiness

One of the quintessential tools for the visual artist is the easel. It is the structure that holds up the canvas while it morphs from stark and blank to refulgent…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
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Red Door

A red paneled door is shown slightly ajar in a blue and green casing with a decorative rounded header. The floor is impossibly vertical, but leads to the threshold. Enter…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
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The Tiny Door

An open door can represent a new opportunity, a choice, a chance for a new beginning, or a passage to something different. When we "open the door" to new possibilities,…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
The Muse's DoorsStories

The Muse’s Doors

Two French doors are side by side in a mysterious room. One set of doors open into a room with a mysterious light. The other set of doors is closed.…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022
Venice Door, oil on canvas, Michael ChambersStories

The Door to Venice

The real entrance to Venice is, as you might have guessed, under water in the Adriatic Sea. Somehow you can see it clearly in spite of the murky ocean that…
Mike Chambers
September 3, 2022