The Lay-in
So the canvas is ready. You put out your paint. Now what? How and where do you begin? It’s time for the lay-in, or block in. It’s the term used…
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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…
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New eBay store!
The time has come…I’ve decide to move through some of my older work. I’ve opened a new ebay store! It can be viewed at Jeffrey Smith Art on eBay. I’ll…
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Italy…wrapping things up.
So things are finally starting to come together…I’m feeling like I’m rounding a corner on this painting. I’ve grown to really enjoy using a limited number of pigments…Decision making is certainly…
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Italy…still, working in progress
I’ve had been struggling with the paint surface on this piece all along. I got to thinking, “Perhaps my white paint isn’t as fresh as it could or for that…
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The Italy Painting…the work continues
Here’s another look at my commission painting of the Italian coast. I’ve been working with a limited number of pigments on this painting. The idea, is that it help to…
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Work in Progress: Italy
Today’s post is a work in progress shot of an on going commision painting. The painting has gone through more than it’s fair share of changes over the years since I…
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Empty Easel review
I am delighted to send out a big thank you to Dan from Empty Easel — a fantastic online art magazine — for his great write up of me and…
