Why so much art all of a sudden?

November 21, 2023

Some friends asked recently what made me get back into art. When broached with a question like this I can’t help but want to give the train of events and thoughts that lead to the outcome. Here’s the sequence that brought us to this moment… I was in a networking meeting for my business, Smack…

It’s Even Better in Person

September 26, 2023

“It’s even better in person!” How often have those words been spoken about art? Has there ever been a piece you adored when you saw it in a book, magazine, or movie? And finally one day you visited a museum and saw it in real life, you were rendered speechless, except for those five words:…

Why I Suddenly Had to Make Some San Francisco Art

August 30, 2023

I have a lot of strong opinions about decor and how exactly things should be arranged. In my office / art studio I have three stunning prints of San Francisco. They’re each a distinct style and all have a blue/red/yellow color palette. Now, here’s where my slight obsession with perfectionism comes into play. I’m not…

Black Queen

September 6, 2017

Playing around #drawing #queen #sketchbook #sketching A post shared by Nicole Hanusek (@nhanusek) on Sep 2, 2017 at 5:12pm PDT

No.202 Octo-bear!

October 2, 2016

#inktober #inktober2016 #dailydoodle #doodle #sketch #drawing #art #artwork #illustration #creative

A Unique Baby Shower Gift

October 3, 2015

Last year I volunteered to plan my sister-in-law’s baby shower. In addition to all the regular stuff you might do for a baby shower I wanted to have a cool group activity that would also double as a unique baby shower gift. Here’s what I came up with: When I invited everyone to the shower…

365 Days of Doodles

February 9, 2015

My daily doodle project, attempting do 365 days of doodles. The project is interactive and the subjects are provided by friends and family on Facebook. If you’d like to make a suggestion, you can do so in the comments of this blog post. If you want a copy of any sketch, you can get it…

Umbrella Girl – Painting Progress

February 13, 2014

I feel ashamed to admit this, but I started working on this painting in 2012 and didn’t touch it once in 2013! How terrible is that?!?!? I’ve been inspired to finish it however, by an invitation to be in the RAW show. I aim to have it done by then and to display it proudly.…

My First Kickstarter Project

November 3, 2011

I just launched my first Kickstarter project. Check it out, help me get funded and get some artwork!

Panda Progress

September 6, 2011

Yeah, this is slow going…

With Feather Hat

July 27, 2011

Utterly Ridiculous

July 20, 2011