End of a Session
My Thursday night portrait class has come to an end for another session. I’ll be taking the summer off to paint plein air, and will return in the fall. The…
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The Portrait, Final
I love an un-veiling! The time has finally come!! The Portrait is complete!!! I’ve included a high resolution image of it. It gives a chance to see some detail. Just…
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Almost There
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Here comes the sun
As the portrait starts to wrap up, I’ve shifted focus onto the surrounding elements. Over the last few days I’ve spent a considerable amount of time working on the sunflowers…
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A leg to stand on.
I’ve been hard at work in the studio the last few days. Today I decided to change up what I was working on; today was all about the legs. It…
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Work in Progress…the Progress continues.
Work has continued on the portrait. I’ve tried to balance the desire to focus on the faces of the subject with the need to keep the painting moving forward as…
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canvas | commisioned | portrait | prep work
Preparing to Paint
I think that it’s important for an artist to prepare there own canvas. Most commercially produced canvases are cotton. I don’t find cotton to be the best surface to paint on. It…
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Charcoal Compostion Study, the design takes shape.
After the design has been decided upon, a full size charcoal, or cartoon, is produced. This gives me a chance to really workout the composition on the actual scale and…
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The Gouache Study
This is one of several studies that I completed for a recent portrait commission. It was painted on white watercolor paper with a limited pallet of gouache paint. What…