by Steve Thomason | Jul 25, 2016 | Caricatures
Guess what we saw today! Yep, Star Trek Beyond delivers all the goods for the Star Trek Fan. Here’s a quick caricature of Spock painted in Corel Painter 2016, mostly with the Real 2B Pencil and a little...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 19, 2016 | Art
Today is my last day of vacation. I haven’t posted since I faded to black on July 4. Much has happened in the world and in my life since that day, but I will reflect on those things when I officially return from vacation. Today I want to break my blogging fast...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 22, 2016 | Animation
My son, Ethan, and I completed our second project for Jeannine Brown, a professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. She received a small grant from Bethel to fund this project. I did all the art and animation. Ethan did all the sound. See a little behind the scenes...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 20, 2016 | Art
Animation is expensive because it takes a ton of time. I recently was hired to create an educational animation that did not have a) a lot of money, and b) a lot of time. Hmmm… The big challenge was to make an educational film not be incredibly flat without...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 18, 2016 | Art
I had a special treat today. The Art of Grace (A Creative Collective from church) had a Plein Air art session at Bunker Hills Park this morning. It was great fun. I haven’t done Plein air (that means painting outside) since I moved back to Minnesota in 2007. It...
by Steve Thomason | May 16, 2016 | Live Art
Pentecost happened this past weekend. It’s a big deal for the church, so I wanted to do something special in the sermon. The Narrative Lectionary took us to 1 Corinthians 12:1-13. The apostle Paul talks about the varieties of gifts, services, and activities that...