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Discover Unique Resin Art at Omaha’s Newest Studio

"Bioluminescence", 23" x 28" x 0.5" transparent resin painting Night beach scene of bioluminescent surf with mountains and dark horizon
interior view of art studio with several resin art pieces on a table and in the window.

Life can be a surprise in the worst and the in the best ways. I never dreamed of having a studio but this happened and it has defined me. My boss at Blick Art Materials needed someone to take over rent space. That was another best surprise. The studio is character-rich and only six blocks from my house. I was concerned about the expenses. However, my wife was pleased to have a place for me to work on resin. It was better than using the picnic table or the garage. This studio is ideal! The outside is charming and the windows beckon people from Leavenworth Street to stop and come inside. I have been here for a year now. I’ve made many resin artworks to test my ideas. These works show my abilities. I’ve taken a couple commissions. I hope to have more. I want to sell resin art that I build and keep this going in my retirement.

Open House Saturday, November 30th, 2024. This is my grand opening! If you are here in Omaha or nearby, please stop in to say hello. We can talk about art and share ideas. There are so many reasons to make art. My reason is simple decoration. I would like to hear what inspires you. I do follow my interests which are oceans, mountains, geometry, windows, and anything transparent and colorful.

"Window Pane", blue tiles of water inside a 9 cell grid of shined copper pipe cut to fit.
half inch copper pipe used as frame around nine clear wavy transparent resin tiles
transparent yellow resin bowl sculpture on black background
Twelve point star cut from multicolored resin slab and overlayed with gold to form background. This is hanging in my studio at 5069 Leavenworth St, Omaha.
A red circular electric candle has glass mosaic tiles inside the hollow circle with yellow resin. An LED puck light is embedded into the base.
clear resin snowfake with six arms lying on a rusty red tablecloth
lighted glass cylinder with flowers cast in clear resin.
3" blue and white cube in resin with an LED puck light underneath.
lens or lantern room of miniature lighthouse. The black and white box is the "widows walk" in a hexagon shape like the walls.
Wildflowers cast in clear resin walls of model lighthouse. An LED light illuminates the inside of the transparent lighthouse.
Looking down at top of cone shaped roof of lighthouse. These are individual black or white slivers of resin assembled into a circle.
the crest of a green wave cast in resin with light shining through transparent watery looking sculpture

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Stunning Resin Art Inspired by the Pacific

Ocean wave casted in clear resin with quartz rocks and a white and brown Mexican sea shell poking out

This beautifully colored hard resin sculpture captures the energy and excitement of the Pacific Ocean. I lived in Oregon for a while and visit the ocean when I can. Watching the waves crash on the rocks is something that draws me in and holds me captive. This spectacular wave reminds me of just that feeling. Also available: green with a big dark grey rock and clear with a beautiful sea shell and quartz rocks.

Ocean wave casted in clear resin with quartz rocks and a white and brown Mexican sea shell poking out
copper tube frame around square assembly of nine 4" x 4" transparent aqua resin tiles. The tiles look like water and the shiny warm copper colored frame contrasts with the cool aqua.
This splashing ocean wave Measures 11" tall by 10" wide and 2" thick resin wave slab. exciting reminder of the ocean.
transparent resin painting in blue, green, black, and yellow with light blue mica powder.

I’ve always been interested in topography and landscapes. Something curious about a scene is that its look can change according to the wildflowers growing on it. That is where abstract landscape art is born. I can visualize land with changes due to light, vegetation, snow, water. I painted this scene in resin after reading about bioluminescence. Plankton of a certain species will glow in the dark. The water is filled with the plankton and so the entire scene is changed. For further reading, here is an interesting article https://www.kqed.org/science/1983841/where-to-see-bioluminescence-bay-area-kayak-tours

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Melting Ice and Eroding Desert: Art Reflecting Environmental Change

Top down less reflective view of resin art sculptures
Top down less reflective view of resin art sculptures
Top down less reflective view of resin art sculptures

My watercolor art took a sharp turn into plaster this summer. The warm dry weather allowed me to work outside. This made the plaster and resin easier to clean. I created a design which was inspired by the braided curving river flows in Iceland. The runoff from higher elevations would lose energy in the flat coastal lands. It would then bend and weave through black volcanic earth. This created intricate patterns looking like veins. See Andy Mumford website for incredible landscape photography of Iceland. I re-used the design for the desert, which was cast in plaster as well from the original mold. The waterfall is made of resin and the plaster cast of the landform is supported by Styrofoam skinned with plaster. The resin base helps to protect the plaster, which has a tendency to crack until it is supported. These two pieces will stand the test of time.

The earth, however, may not stand the test of time. With our industrialization of the world, humans have caused global warming from greenhouse gases and carbon emissions. Many countries and people are working to reduce their carbon footprint, but many are not; see https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions. We are all in this together. We need to take climate change seriously. This is necessary to save the glaciers, rainforests, and Earth One. We do it for the sake of our children. Here are ten simple choices you can make: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/earthday.html

plaster sculpture of melting glacier sheet looking down at flowing water.
“Artic” topographic art depicting ice sheets melting
"Desert" topographic art showing desert soil eroding from floods, a sculpture made with plaster and resin. Watercolor was used to create shadows.
“Desert” topographic art showing desert soil eroding from floods, a sculpture made with plaster and resin. Watercolor was used to create shadows.