The Rutkowski Loop posits that the same painting is not. I owe it all to Walter Rutkowski. He was my professor at LSU who said something like this to me…
Mike ChambersOctober 15, 2022
A tradition at our house is to make Christmas gifts by hand. I came across this composite image of nine tiny little door paintings I painted a couple years ago. …
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
One of the cool things that an image editor app like GIMP or Photoshop does is to give me a chance to view a painting in process with new changes,…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Just found this photo of the actual street in New Orleans that inspired the Bike Alley series. The owner of the house was a pirate married to a princess and…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Talk to Me, Mark Rothkooil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches This piece was painted to help raise funds for Boise Contemporary Theater and for their production of Red, by…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Bike Alley in the Fall, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches This piece is based on the original Bike Alley that was the announcement image for Coming Into View…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Yep, it's named after the orange soda. This was painted to help raise funds for Idaho Parents Unlimited, an organization that assists families of children with disabilities. Fantabike, oil on…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Study for Bike Alley in the Fall, watercolor This is a watercolor study to help me figure out the chair in Bike Alley . If you take apart a treble…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Romey phase 1 Romey phase 2 Romey's Chair, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches Same canvas, different painting. This painting was originally included in my solo show in Boise called Thresholds.…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Okay, here's the thing. I've been workin' on these paintings for Carol Robinson. And I mean All. The live-long. Day. So, when I rediscovered the Gipsy Kings on Spotify, and…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
Here's my painting for the Treasure Valley Artists' Alliance's Local Color show in celebration of Boise's 150th birthday. This is based on Boise Blue -- an art supply store that…
Mike ChambersJune 13, 2022
I've decided that this would be a very reasonable resolution for the year: sell one print online. And to help make this happen, I've remodeled my website to focus on…
Mike ChambersMay 9, 2022
This is a little gem. That's an Idaho word. Or a Napoleon Dynamite word, if you catch my meaning. Anyhoo, here's a gem I happened to have in my pocket.…
Mike ChambersMay 10, 2022
Painting # 1 of Thresholds A.D. Muse’s Doors II, oil on canvas, 6 x 8 inches
Mike ChambersMay 10, 2022
