• Creation of artwork: Sketching, drawing, painting, commissions, public art. • Business management: research, applications, networking, sales.• Marketing, Web sales, website maintenance, social media, print materials.- Teaching experience: Highland Park Art Center, Evanston Art Center, Beverly Arts Center.- 20+ years of painting and art making experience. Highly skilled in oil and acrylic painting and drawing. Canvas, paper, wood plus other non-traditional substrates. Experience in making Mosaic’s, sculpture, murals, backdrops and portraits. Corporate art commissions, Public art commissions, and private commissions. Art style ranges from abstract to realism. Ms. Ostmann-Haschke is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist with a focus on drawing and painting. Her work is most associated with representing an every-day genre, from exploring the mundane aspects of daily life to the extraordinary events that we all can identify with. She has a strong ability to capture and evoke emotion in her drawings/sketches. Her work is displayed by private collectors in the United States and abroad as well as corporate and public spaces. - 1998-2008 Started a decorative painting business in Chicago and near suburbs under the name Studi-O. Services included faux finishing, murals, painted furniture, and mosaic. Clients included Northwestern Memorial hospital (alternative medicine), Jelly Belly Inc., The John G. Shedd Aquarium, The Field museum, and Harvest Manor nut Co. A subcontractor for Phillip Sassano design Inc.(Now Refined Rustic, Lake Geneva) 2004-2008. Constructed studio and direct on site art projects for R.R. clients.-Corporate Art placement, gallery exhibition, and freelance art production and project management.-Owner of home decor line called BARNacleGoods.
Listed skills include Painting, Murals, Fine Art, Mixed Media, and 31 others.