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A self taught award winning artist, Denise has always had a close relationship with nature and this is reflected in her art. She recently retired from her 9-5 job and paints most every day. Having created 30 years with clay and a several year stint with photography, she now finds herself as a confirmed alcohol ink addict. Married 34 years to her best friend, Coby, they travel together doing art shows and workshops. Coby handcrafts and sells Corian cutting boards and that is Denise’s chosen substrate to paint on. A match made in heaven.
Denise lives in the beautiful inspirational boonies of north central Wisconsin with her horses, cats, chickens and assorted wildlife.. She feels very grateful to be living where she does and doing what she loves. She has met many people along her life journey and now finds this amazing medium is introducing her to so many, many more. Her passion for alcohol ink painting has led her down such a wonderful, unexpected path at this time in her life.
Alcohol inks are a realtively new medium to the art world. Having been around for about 9 years or so, they were orginally used for stamping by greeting card makers. Its' been in the last 4 years that they have really taken off. Denise first met alcohol inks when she was making beautiful pendants painted with acrylics and these inks about 8 years ago. So began her alcohol ink addiction. Fast forward to the here and now and she finds herself teaching workshops, selling her paintings at art shows and pretty much doing whatever she wants at this stage in her life. “If it ain’t fun, I’m done” is her motto these days.
Denise has written a very popular self-help eBook titled “Selling Your Art At Shows” based on her 40 years of doing just that! She wants to help and encourage artists to take that step and possibly avoid some of the pitfalls and mistakes she’s learned and there have been plenty!. As an avid reader and doer, she has a passion for discovery. She says the secret to longevity is to keep moving and she’s always doing that. Many of her relatives have lived to a ripe old age…they were movers and shakers!. Denise likes to say that she’s getting older but she’ll never be old.
Active on social media, Denise is one of the original co-contributing founders of the Facebook group Alcohol Ink Art Community. There were 6 original artists, that number has now grown significantly. Such breathtaking alcohol ink art in one form or another is out there. Hard to believe it’s that new of a medium! A new discovery, a gift. The group has a following of over 35,000 members and still continues to grows. The AI Art Community group offers paid online workshops to hundreds of participants that feature an array of classes taught by many talented alcohol ink artists.
Denise also created a sister Facebook group Marketplace For Alcohol Ink Art. This is a group where ink artists can sell their creations. She offers her original paintings for sale at shows and signed reproductions on her website.
Denise feels strongly that now her calling in life is to introduce and encourage as many people as she can to the wonder and magic of this amazing new medium. She is so very excited to see that alcohol ink paintings appeal to literally everyone. Whether painting with the inks or admiring the art that’s being created…the young, the old, men, women, toddlers to teens find it very compelling. She says it may sound dramatic, but truly, this medium has changed her life. It might just change yours too!
"Life is a journey, pack your suitcase full....sit on it to close if you have to."
Denise lives in the beautiful inspirational boonies of north central Wisconsin with her horses, cats, chickens and assorted wildlife.. She feels very grateful to be living where she does and doing what she loves. She has met many people along her life journey and now finds this amazing medium is introducing her to so many, many more. Her passion for alcohol ink painting has led her down such a wonderful, unexpected path at this time in her life.
Alcohol inks are a realtively new medium to the art world. Having been around for about 9 years or so, they were orginally used for stamping by greeting card makers. Its' been in the last 4 years that they have really taken off. Denise first met alcohol inks when she was making beautiful pendants painted with acrylics and these inks about 8 years ago. So began her alcohol ink addiction. Fast forward to the here and now and she finds herself teaching workshops, selling her paintings at art shows and pretty much doing whatever she wants at this stage in her life. “If it ain’t fun, I’m done” is her motto these days.
Denise has written a very popular self-help eBook titled “Selling Your Art At Shows” based on her 40 years of doing just that! She wants to help and encourage artists to take that step and possibly avoid some of the pitfalls and mistakes she’s learned and there have been plenty!. As an avid reader and doer, she has a passion for discovery. She says the secret to longevity is to keep moving and she’s always doing that. Many of her relatives have lived to a ripe old age…they were movers and shakers!. Denise likes to say that she’s getting older but she’ll never be old.
Active on social media, Denise is one of the original co-contributing founders of the Facebook group Alcohol Ink Art Community. There were 6 original artists, that number has now grown significantly. Such breathtaking alcohol ink art in one form or another is out there. Hard to believe it’s that new of a medium! A new discovery, a gift. The group has a following of over 35,000 members and still continues to grows. The AI Art Community group offers paid online workshops to hundreds of participants that feature an array of classes taught by many talented alcohol ink artists.
Denise also created a sister Facebook group Marketplace For Alcohol Ink Art. This is a group where ink artists can sell their creations. She offers her original paintings for sale at shows and signed reproductions on her website.
Denise feels strongly that now her calling in life is to introduce and encourage as many people as she can to the wonder and magic of this amazing new medium. She is so very excited to see that alcohol ink paintings appeal to literally everyone. Whether painting with the inks or admiring the art that’s being created…the young, the old, men, women, toddlers to teens find it very compelling. She says it may sound dramatic, but truly, this medium has changed her life. It might just change yours too!
"Life is a journey, pack your suitcase full....sit on it to close if you have to."
