Wake Forest & New Construction
Posted January 20, 2012 by Brenda
Yikes, headed to Wake Forest before the Holiday rush to snap some pictures of a new construction home in the Heritage subdivision. Before I head out, I always look on Google Maps for directions but thought, “oh, I know exactly where Heritage is and how to get there”. Was I WRONG! Years ago, I was [...] Read more...
Churchill Downs – Kentucky Derby
Posted January 20, 2012 by Brenda
Churchill Downs in located in Louisville Kentucky. The original property was owned by Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. and leased in 1874. There were former 2 closed race courses in Louisville. This location was ideal, beside the railroad, for easy horse transport. The track was nearly 2 miles, but shortening the track to 1.25 miles [...] Read more...
Chicago Bears – Soldier Field
Posted December 28, 2011 by Brenda
A building tells a story. Since construction for renovations began in 2002, Chicago’s Soldier Field has been a target of architectural controversy. Described by many as a resembling a UFO that landed on the old Soldier Field, the futuristic look has slowly gained at least partial acceptance from Chicagoans. Although it did not become the [...] Read more...
MacGregor Country Club
Posted December 12, 2011 by Brenda
I received an email from a friend that saw an ad on Craig’s List. The ad was looking for an artist for a Christmas card. I unknowing responded. Little did I know, it was for MacGregor Downs Country Club! I went for the initial contact interview at the club. They were so excited, after seeing [...] Read more...
Fall Cards
Posted December 12, 2011 by Brenda
Last year, I did Christmas cards for Wake Falls Marine, a mobile marine service unit. They actually prefer to do fall cards, so we took the original illustration of the truck and I removed the Christmas wreath and added some fall leaves and printed the card in color. Changes are easy to do from year [...] Read more...
Stained Glass Sidelights
Posted December 7, 2011 by Brenda
What are sidelights? Well, windows that let in light, beside a door. They can be clear glass, paned glass, textured glass or stained glass. Most sold in the United States are clear paned glass. Stained glass adds such a unique quality of texture, color and dimentison. There are an endless variety of patterns, colors and [...] Read more...