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The work shown here represents another side of Fahrside Studios: pieces that have already found homes, personal works I plan to keep, past projects, and other favorites that aren’t available in the shop.

Together, they offer a broader look at the subjects, styles, and media I’ve explored over the years. If something here sparks an idea for a commissioned piece of your own, feel free to get in touch.

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Emergence: This pastel turns the emergence of a cicada into a study of texture, color, and one of nature’s remarkable transformations. Owner: Julie

Emergence: This pastel turns the emergence of a cicada into a study of texture, color, and one of nature’s remarkable transformations.
Owner: Julie

Shimmer: A commissioned piece designed for a very specific horizontal space, palette, and personal taste. Iridescent silver accents catch changing light across the abstract floral forms, giving the painting its name. Owner: Ardis and Joe

Shimmer: A commissioned piece designed for a very specific horizontal space, palette, and personal taste. Iridescent silver accents catch changing light across the abstract floral forms, giving the painting its name.
Owner: Ardis and Joe

Sunrise on the Farm: My uncle’s cattle greet the dawn beneath a glowing Nebraska summer sky, turning an ordinary morning on the farm into one of those quietly beautiful moments worth remembering. Owner: Alicia

Sunrise on the Farm: My uncle’s cattle greet the dawn beneath a glowing Nebraska summer sky, turning an ordinary morning on the farm into one of those quietly beautiful moments worth remembering.
Owner: Alicia

The Art of Learning: Logo created for my daughter’s educational side business, in which she develops fun, interactive curriculum for German teachers. The lightbulb, florals, and playful typography bring together learning, creativity, and that wonderf

The Art of Learning: Logo created for my daughter’s educational side business, in which she develops fun, interactive curriculum for German teachers. The lightbulb, florals, and playful typography bring together learning, creativity, and that wonderful moment when an idea clicks.
Owner: Rae

Prairie Sentinel: Inspired by a photograph by my friend Ann Teget, this small acrylic keeps the brushwork loose and expressive, allowing a lone bison and an enormous prairie sky to tell the story. Owner: Lacey

Prairie Sentinel: Inspired by a photograph by my friend Ann Teget, this small acrylic keeps the brushwork loose and expressive, allowing a lone bison and an enormous prairie sky to tell the story.
Owner: Lacey

Out to Pasture: Beauty doesn’t always arrive polished. This photograph celebrates the turquoise paint, rust, broken glass, and gleaming chrome of an abandoned automobile. Printed on metallic paper, the chrome and weathered surfaces take on an almost

Out to Pasture: Beauty doesn’t always arrive polished. This photograph celebrates the turquoise paint, rust, broken glass, and gleaming chrome of an abandoned automobile. Printed on metallic paper, the chrome and weathered surfaces take on an almost dimensional sheen.
Owner: Judd

To Have & To Hold: A wedding portrait in pastel focused not on ceremony or details, but on that wonderfully private look exchanged between two people on a very public day. Not for sale.

To Have & To Hold: A wedding portrait in pastel focused not on ceremony or details, but on that wonderfully private look exchanged between two people on a very public day.
Not for sale.

Fahrlander Musicians: A Conté drawing based on a family photograph of Fahrlander musicians from the 1920s, preserving a small piece of family and musical history in a medium that echoes the warmth of the original image. Auctioned at a Fahrlander fam

Fahrlander Musicians: A Conté drawing based on a family photograph of Fahrlander musicians from the 1920s, preserving a small piece of family and musical history in a medium that echoes the warmth of the original image.
Auctioned at a Fahrlander family reunion.

Europe Street Scene: A commissioned acrylic created for a client who wanted a large, colorful European street scene, complete with café tables, old architecture, and the feeling of wandering into a lively neighborhood abroad. Owner: Terry

Europe Street Scene: A commissioned acrylic created for a client who wanted a large, colorful European street scene, complete with café tables, old architecture, and the feeling of wandering into a lively neighborhood abroad.
Owner: Terry

America the Beautiful: Created for the Blue River Arts Council’s Birds of a Feather public art project, this three-foot fiberglass cardinal celebrates America through the Statue of Liberty, fireworks, and the stars and stripes. Owner: Pinnacle Bank.

America the Beautiful: Created for the Blue River Arts Council’s Birds of a Feather public art project, this three-foot fiberglass cardinal celebrates America through the Statue of Liberty, fireworks, and the stars and stripes.
Owner: Pinnacle Bank.

Ruthie: Inspired by singer Ruthie Foster performing at the Levitt in Sioux Falls during a girls’ weekend, this pastel is all about the joy, energy, and abandon of live music. Owner: Kate

Ruthie: Inspired by singer Ruthie Foster performing at the Levitt in Sioux Falls during a girls’ weekend, this pastel is all about the joy, energy, and abandon of live music.
Owner: Kate

Ever Mindful: A richly colored pastel portrait of a small owl, capturing that wonderful wide-eyed expression that makes it seem both intensely alert and quietly curious. Owner: Chelsea

Ever Mindful: A richly colored pastel portrait of a small owl, capturing that wonderful wide-eyed expression that makes it seem both intensely alert and quietly curious.
Owner: Chelsea

Foxy: A colorful pastel portrait created as a gift for my daughter Rae, whose love of foxes made this bright-eyed fellow a natural subject. Owner: Rae

Foxy: A colorful pastel portrait created as a gift for my daughter Rae, whose love of foxes made this bright-eyed fellow a natural subject.
Owner: Rae

Dusk on the Platte: A pastel capturing that fleeting Nebraska moment when sky, water, and thousands of birds seem to merge at dusk along the Platte River. Donated to a Blue River Arts Council fundraiser.

Dusk on the Platte: A pastel capturing that fleeting Nebraska moment when sky, water, and thousands of birds seem to merge at dusk along the Platte River.
Donated to a Blue River Arts Council fundraiser.

Thoughtful (Rowena): One of my first acrylic portraits after returning to art, created from a sepia photograph of a friend’s mother who had recently passed away. I brought her into color and surrounded her with a more vibrant, expressive background.

Thoughtful (Rowena): One of my first acrylic portraits after returning to art, created from a sepia photograph of a friend’s mother who had recently passed away. I brought her into color and surrounded her with a more vibrant, expressive background.
Owner: Gale

Poppy Burst: A close-up celebration of a poppy in full bloom, with brilliant reds and oranges filling the canvas and turning a single flower into an explosion of color. Owner: Rae

Poppy Burst: A close-up celebration of a poppy in full bloom, with brilliant reds and oranges filling the canvas and turning a single flower into an explosion of color.
Owner: Rae

Reaching for the Stars: Created for the Blue River Arts Council’s Birds of a Feather project, this three-foot cardinal celebrates children reaching toward their dreams, with students, stars, and a night sky wrapping around the sculpture. Owner: Cret

Reaching for the Stars: Created for the Blue River Arts Council’s Birds of a Feather project, this three-foot cardinal celebrates children reaching toward their dreams, with students, stars, and a night sky wrapping around the sculpture.
Owner: Crete Intermediate School.

Trinity: This three-panel acrylic explores Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through interconnected symbols of creation, sacrifice, and transformation. Seven golden strands travel through all three panels, with the composition moving from right to left to

Trinity: This three-panel acrylic explores Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through interconnected symbols of creation, sacrifice, and transformation. Seven golden strands travel through all three panels, with the composition moving from right to left to represent God reaching toward humanity.
Not for sale.

Girl with the Pearl Earring: My pastel interpretation of Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring. Just had to try it!

Girl with the Pearl Earring: My pastel interpretation of Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring. Just had to try it!

Svenja: A pastel portrait of our foreign exchange student, created as a gift for her parents while their daughter was spending a year far from home with our family. Owner: Regina

Svenja: A pastel portrait of our foreign exchange student, created as a gift for her parents while their daughter was spending a year far from home with our family.
Owner: Regina

Farm Boy: Created from a treasured family photograph, this pastel captures a young farm boy perched in a tractor, boots forward and smile ready for the day. Owner: Kris

Farm Boy: Created from a treasured family photograph, this pastel captures a young farm boy perched in a tractor, boots forward and smile ready for the day.
Owner: Kris

Swan in Snowy Silence: A quiet watercolor study in soft winter blues, capturing a solitary swan gliding through still water as snow drifts gently around it. Donated to a Blue River Arts Council fundraiser.

Swan in Snowy Silence: A quiet watercolor study in soft winter blues, capturing a solitary swan gliding through still water as snow drifts gently around it. Donated to a Blue River Arts Council fundraiser.