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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…