"Chicago Lifeguard" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on paper, 8 x 12". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved. Here’s the latest challenge from Karin Jurick’s Different Strokes From Different Folks. This time we’re painting a floating lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I wonder what...

"Boogie Fever" by Lesley Spanos. Gouache on paper, 5 x 9.5". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved. I’ve long admired artist Karin Jurick’s paintings of people relaxing on the beach, so how cool is it to get to paint from one of her beach photos, with her blessing? That was...

“Tonight is for Dreamers” Gouache on canvas panel, 7 x 5″ This week’s challenge on Karin Jurick’s Different Strokes From Different Folks uses her photo of a place called Rehoboth Beach as the reference. I have no idea where that is, but I’m guessing it’s on the...