Art

“Fly Box” – Mixed Media Presentation

August 5, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The latest media craze in fly fishing? “Fly Box” is a mixed media presentation in Racine, WI.

Artist – Nick Mayer – Escape Studio

March 13, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Nick Mayer’s watercolor artwork at Escape Studio. Nick’s pieces have a “technical” feel to them, with a clean, precise look, but the watercoloring softens them, bringing a warmth and aliveness to each piece.

Update Your Links to Mike Savlen’s New Blog Address

February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’ve tried getting to Mike Savlen’s Fresh Art Blog and keep in touch with his excellent artwork, make sure you update your address for him (see link above).

Five More Angling Artists

January 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Five angling artists to peruse and purchase from.

Some Art of Angling

January 18, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

A handful of artists are featured in this post as I try to get caught up. Fly fishing art has some great artists plying their skills. In addition, I find many of them keep some great blogs where you can get a behind-the-scenes look at an artist at work.

Thom Glace – Watercolors of Trout

January 2, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Thom Glace is a watercolor artist living in Pennsylvania. He has some nice looking paintings dealing with many sportsfishing species.

Sumi-e and the Art of Fly Fishing

December 27, 2009 ⋅ 16 comments

Sumi-e is the Japanese art of ink painting stemming from Zen thought. There is much to learn from thoughtful sumi-e artists that can be applied to many things, including an approach to fly fishing.

Mike Savlen’s New Cutthroat Art

October 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Mike Savlen has done his first (I believe it’s his first) painting of a cutthroat. The colors are exceptionally brilliant. It’s for sale too. Go check it out!

Mike Savlen Offers New “Bragging Rights Portraits” of You

August 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Mike Savlen is a great artist! And he is now offering, for the first time, to paint portraits of you and your trophy.

Robert Williamson’s Original Trout Art

June 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Check out Robert Williamson’s original trout art. He’s got some nice talent with his colored pencils and I’m excited to see what he does in the future with his oil pastels.

Art – A conversation With Rattus in Silvam

March 27, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

OK, maybe “conversation” is a bad choice, since there is no guarantee that Mark will read, let alone respond. Mark, feel free to chime in if you read this, I’d love to carry on the dialog you started. If you are interested in photography and thoughtful writing, head over to Mark’s Forest Rat website. He [...]