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This is one of my favorite paintings I have done. I went to Thailand, a place I’d been wanting to see for years. In Thailand, when they say thank you, they place their hands in prayer position and bow slightly. I kid you not, I went on a 3-hour boat […]

The Story Behind Thank You:

July 5, 2016 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / artist / Elisha Dasenbrock / Painting / thank you / Watercolor by Elisha

[I met artist Cindi Zimmerman through an art group on Facebook because she shared some paintings and I fell in love immediately. I had to have them and finally convinced her I really wanted to buy them. We hit it off immediately and she kindly let me interview her for […]

Artist Interview: Cindi Zimmerman

June 30, 2016 in Artist Interviews tagged abstract / abstract acrylic / abstract art / acrylic / animal art / Animals / arkansas / Art / artist / cindi zimmerman / figure / mixed media / Painting by Elisha

Galleries are great and you should definitely support your local galleries, however, they aren’t always the best judge of new talent. What’s that you say? Of course they are? They know what to look for and can weed out the bad art? Yes, they may know better than you and […]

Don’t Rely On Galleries For New Talent:

June 21, 2016 in From Me To You tagged Art / artists / galleries / local art by Elisha

Or, why I started blogging. Ya know, whichever. I love blogs in general. I love seeing a glimpse into people’s lives and knowing I’m not alone. I love reading how they react to the bad in life and celebrate the good. I tend to get in the grumpy, “I hate […]

The Birth Of A Legend…

June 16, 2016 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / bossy / life / real talk by Elisha

It’s wrong. Yes, some of the best artists ever were poor artists and died penniless, but can we just stop? Do you know why these people died penniless? They weren’t appreciated. People didn’t recognize genius when it was right in front of them. How could they? That’s part of why […]

I’mma Let The Poor Artist Myth Finish, But…

June 1, 2016 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / artists / myth / poor artists / starving artists / success / success as an artist by Elisha

One thing I think makes sketchbooks truly beautiful, aside from the obvious, is lettering. I am very envious of those with beautiful handwriting along side their drawings. You would never guess I spent a summer learning cursive before we had even had it in school. Or that I had a […]

Sketch-A-Long

January 12, 2016 in Sketch-A-Long tagged Art / drawing / sketch / sketchbook by Elisha

This started out a little rough. Since I didn’t paint yesterday I felt like I forgot how. It past very quickly though and I’m happy with the way it turned out. I’m not sure if I’ll get my store fixed over the weekend. I’m in the middle of the woods, […]

Figure 8

January 9, 2016 in Art tagged Art / Female / female figure / figure / nude / Watercolor by Elisha

Available $125 Click Link To Purchase This one is still wet, hence the glares. I was all set to take good photos of all the paintings today, but I found my memory card and card reader. Of course I did. It would not be my life if I […]

Figure 7

January 7, 2016 in 30 Paintings In 30 Days / Art tagged Art / female figure / figure / nude / Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

Available $125 Click Link To Purchase

Figure 3

January 3, 2016 in 30 Paintings In 30 Days / Art tagged 30 paintings in 30 days / Art / Female / figure / Watercolor by Elisha

Available $125 Click Link To Purchase I may come back to this one and pull out some highlights, but for now, it is finished.

Figure 2

January 2, 2016 in 30 Paintings In 30 Days / Art tagged 30 paintings in 30 days / Art / Female / figure / Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

Available $125 Click Link To Purchase My very first painting of 2016 and my first 30 in 30 painting for the challenge. Since I’m very busy the first two weeks, I decided to do some one hour paintings if I felt overwhelmed with everything I have to do. This is […]

Figure 1

January 2, 2016 in 30 Paintings In 30 Days / Art tagged Art / Female / female figure / figure / Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

Sketchbooks can be anything you want them to be. Normally, mine are filled with random things. They’ve been started one year, added to another, and finished in yet another year. Many people like to create themes for their sketchbooks. All dogs in one, all flowers in another. The ones I’ve […]

Sketch-A-Long

December 29, 2015 in Sketch-A-Long tagged Art / drawing / sketchbooks / sketches by Elisha

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Link Love – Sketching Part Deux

December 26, 2015 in Links tagged Art / drawing / Link Love / sketching by Elisha

Here is a rough video on measuring. Questions? Just ask. If you have a tip to add, I’d love to see it. Let me know what you think.

Sketch-A-Long

December 23, 2015 in Sketch-A-Long tagged Art / drawing / sketching by Elisha

Happy Holidays! Here is my very quick, 5 minute or less sketch of Gunnar in his Christmas lights headband.

Sketch-A-Long

December 17, 2015 in Sketch-A-Long tagged Art / drawing / sketch by Elisha

Here’s this week’s sketch. I wanted to be funny and draw something everyone who really knows me has seen. My grumpy “leave me alone in eating and trying to remember how to function” look. This is a time I could have used a kneaded eraser to pick out some highlights, […]

Sketch-A-Long

December 10, 2015 in Sketch-A-Long tagged Art / drawing / sketch by Elisha

At least, not entirely. I’ve been having this discussion since art school. Mostly with kids in art school who learned simply to parrot what sounded cool instead of considering what it actually meant. After one such occasion, when a girl snobbishly used that quote to argue a point I had […]

Why I Don’t Agree With “Inspiration Is For Amateurs.”

December 9, 2015 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / artist block / inspiration by Elisha

Last week we went over values a little bit and I gave you a quick exercise. I recommend doing that exercise with every drawing tool you use, especially if you are a beginner. If you have a set of pencils, do one with every single pencil. You will see the […]

Sketch-A-Long

December 8, 2015 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! tagged Art / drawing / sketch by Elisha

That will be my posting style for the foreseeable future. Not because I don’t want to, but because I’m working on a very big project, literally and figuratively. You can read more about it on my Patreon site. I’m working on uploading a video there are well. Below is a WIP […]

Few And Far Between

October 4, 2015 in Art tagged abuse / activism / activist art / Art / Claybord / domestic abuse / domestic violence / domestic violence awareness / Elisha Dasenbrock / Limited Palette / Watercolor by Elisha

Here are most of the paintings I completed over July and August. I have a few left to edit. The paintings for sale are all $125 and can be collected through The Bowery Art Gallery. They have a few other paintings too, although they sell fast, so hurry. Christmas is coming. […]

Latest Watercolor Paintings

September 17, 2015 in Art tagged Art / artist / Claybord / Elisha Dasenbrock / paintings / Watercolor by Elisha