Here is a closer image. This was reverse painted on glass with india inks, airbrushed colors, and metal leaf.

   2012 is the Chinese Year of the Dragon, so my friends at Orient Cafe in Homer Glen, Illinois commissioned me to do an art piece in my painted glass style.
   Here you can see me in my studio working on cutting the "resist" a rubber mask that goes over the glass. I will then sand carve the glass surface and color fill with metallic colors.

   We had a nice little party to celebrate at the restaurant, which by the way serves phenomenal food and the best egg rolls I ever had.
   Owner Susan Chang and I go way back and we worked along with these old friends who are glass artisans in their own right.
   If you are ever in Homer Glen, stop by the Orient Cafe for great Chinese food and wonderful service.





The final piece is finished below.

   This window was made by Kathy Kleinfeldt of Heritage Stained Glass Studios in Morris, Illinois. I had the pleasure of working with Kathy painting replacement pieces of various restoration projects for her studio. In December of 2011 she came to me with an interesting project. The church wanted a new stained glass window painted in the old world style. I referenced a painting of the immaculate conception by artist Estiban Perez Murillo.
   The window was restored with the old border glass intact but with a new illustrated center, along with a dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit and a family name dedication banner.