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Zachary Leighton was born and raised in southern California and began dancing at the age of nine when he tried a boy’s Jazz/Tap class in his hometown of Acto...

Many people's bucket lists include traveling to exotic places, jumping out of airplanes and going to see their favorite musician. While I do want to travel a...

I've always loved texture in my paintings. Years ago, I discovered palette knife painting, and adopted that technique as my own, loving the ability to add la...

Life has been a whirlwind for this artist during the past six weeks. In that time, I've signed with The Capital Gallery in Bismarck, had major debuts of my p...

Music has always been an important part of my life. I have played in weekend bands, have sung for countless weddings, funerals and community theater producti...

I have a wonderful, generous friend Pam who owns a vacation home on Jekyll Island, off the coast of Georgia. It's a beautiful vacation spot and Pam has invit...

It's hard to paint with sweaty palms. But that's how I would describe portrait painting. When you paint a landscape, you can take some liberties with the fol...

After completing the Missouri River Crossing at Bismarck painting, I was looking for ideas for my next painting. I paged through a family history book and ca...

I've always painted in oils, but there are disadvantages, especially the drying time. It can take months for an oil painting to dry. As I got back into paint...

Welcome to my art blog! I'm excited to be starting the next chapter of my life -- as an artist! I've been wanting to say those words for a long time. Now I f...