Artist/painter At Plateau Fly Shop Today

[John W Kelly]

I stopped into the local fly shop here in Springfield today and met Nate Karnes, who is an artist from Joplin. He had a table set up and was working on a painting. He is a really nice guy and has a very cool and colorful style of art, and has had a few mentions in some magazines and does custom commission work. I have an art/painting background, so I can relate to his 'struggle', so this is a heads-up post to keep your eye out for him.

http://www.natekarnes.com

https://www.facebook.com/ScaleFishStudio

The top piece looks like a painting on canvas, but it is actually a very low relief sculpture. All of the circles are different sizes of dowel rods that have been cut into sections, fastened into place, and then painted. Pretty impressive!

[Buzz]

Nice work. Being near Joplin I've never heard of him. I guess I need to get out more.