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Faces of Milwaukee: Howie Epstein
Rock and Roll history isn't exactly bursting with Jewish stars, especially ones born and raised in Milwaukee, so it is with a bit of...
Eli
Aug 29, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Speech
When I was at Rufus King High School in the mid 90s, famed alumnus Todd Thomas, better known as Speech and the subject of today's...
Eli
Aug 26, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Chris Farley
Hi guyyyys! Lana here. This is one of those circumstances where the subject you are drawing teaches you a lot in the process. It took me...
Lana
Aug 22, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Al Jarreau
Milwaukee-born musician Al Jarreau is the subject of today's portrait. Jarreau was born in 1940, the fifth of six children for a minister...
Eli
Aug 14, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Spencer Tracy
The life and legacy of Spencer Tracy, one of the great leading men of the "Old Hollywood" and the subject of today's portrait, might be...
Eli
Aug 12, 20213 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Liberace
It can be dangerous to learn too much about your heroes. While I was only passingly familiar with the subject of today's portrait,...
Eli
Aug 7, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Gene Wilder
This exuberant portrait of Gene Wilder perfectly captures the energy he brought to many roles across stage and screens, both large and...
Eli
Aug 1, 20212 min read


Artist Lana Holman featured on CBS 58 Sunday Morning
Lana Holman was featured this morning on CBS 58's Sunday Morning. You can see her drawing a chalk portrait live outside her Bay View...
Eli
Aug 1, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Bud Selig
If you are a Milwaukee Brewers fan, you have the subject of today's portrait, Bud Selig, to thank for the privilege of having a home team...
Eli
Jul 29, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Coach Mike Budenholzer
I have a pet theory about coaching in professional sports that I call the "Second Chance Theory." The idea is that you want to find a...
Eli
Jul 28, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Junior Bridgeman
If you look at a list of current and former NBA players by net worth, the top 5 or 10 would likely all be immediately recognizable except...
Eli
Jul 23, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Bob Uecker
"I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of...
Eli
Jul 22, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Arike Ogunbowale
The subject of today's portrait is Arike Ogunbowale, college basketball star and up-and-coming point guard for the Dallas Wings....
Eli
Jul 20, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Father James Groppi
What does it mean to be an ally? It is hard to find a better role model than the subject of today’s portrait, Father James Groppi,...
Eli
Jul 16, 20212 min read


Lana Holman Featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel devoted a feature to Lana and her art this past Sunday 7/12 Read it here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/n...
elanarubin
Jul 12, 20211 min read


Spring 2021 Series - Brave, Innovative and Artistic Women
In March and April as the weather began to permit, I portrayed a variety of women heroes, innovators and artists. For full bios, check...
Lana
May 23, 20211 min read
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