My brother, the Artist

Did you know that my brother is a visual artist? It's true! There's a reason I don't have much creative talent, my brother got most of those genes.

My brother currently is an artist living in South Dakota. Recently he's had an extra bit of well deserved recognition thrown his direction. Late last month he received notice from the South Dakota Arts Council that he is the recipient of an artist project grant. With these grant funds he will work to create a new body of work that explores the landscape of the South Dakota Badlands.

In addition, this summer his past work will be featured at the Figge Art Museum in the Quad Cities. If you are in the area you should check out the exhibition or, if it works in your schedule check out the artist reception on June 19.

We are lucky enough to have several pieces of his original artwork in our home. All of our pieces are from the earlier periods - maybe someday we will have a new piece.

If you are interested in seeing more of Chris's work you can check it out on his blog here.