Here’s a little peek at the oil painting of my Bear Cliffs project. P.S. I’ll be set up during Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl Friday – Sunday May 15 – 17. Details coming soon.
Apr292015
Bear Cliffs – Painting in Progress
Apr212015
Pencil Figure Drawing – For Sale
New pencil figure drawing! This is a study I did during the Costumed Figure Class I teach at The Atelier. Study of a woman in a fancy dress, with a flower in her hair. Pencil on bristol board, approximately 7″x11″. Why the bargain bin pricing? I really like how...
Apr152015
Food on a Budget
Recently we were introduced to a resource to save money on food: Fare For All. From their site, “Fare For All uses a cooperative food purchasing model that utilizes volume buying power. Fare For All purchases produce and meat in large quantities at wholesale prices. Participants are then able...
Apr22015
Bear Cliffs Drawing Completed
It is complete! The pencil drawing for Bear Cliffs is ready. Next I’ll scale it up by scanning it and having it printed at 16″x20″. Then I’ll transfer it to the board for oil paint. I’m excited to start painting!
Mar252015
Work in Progress – Detail Shot of Bear Cliffs
I’m trying to really push this pencil drawing and develop the values. Here’s another sneak peek detail shot. Birds!
Mar182015
Work in Progress – New Personal Piece
Here’s a progress shot of a new personal piece. I’m drawing on Canson Vellum (one side the lines, the other side the values). I’ve also used Photoshop to help move and resize some elements (a little faster but same principle as tracing paper and photocopying the drawing). I plan...
Mar112015
Sketching at the Zoo
Out and about at the local zoo. Penguins, giraffes, and kudo. The wolves were even out. Here’s a page from my sketchbook. I drew with some old colored pencils in a Paperblanks brand notebook (Very thin but smooth paper. I like how the pencils feel on it but not...
Mar42015
Spring is Coming
As a little reminder of the seasons changing here’s a pastel painting I created. I give you Persephone and Demeter. Persephone’s time with Hades is soon at an end. Demeter will celebrate soon with growth and green. The original is framed and available for purchase. Contact me if you...
Feb182015
Portrait Practice – Larissa
This is my work from the previous portrait class I taught at The Atelier in Minneapolis. We lucked out again and our model was wonderful. I was doing the color boards at the time so some of that filtered its way into the portrait. I tried out a lot...
Feb112015
Book Recommendation
As the name suggests, “The Painters Handbook: Revised and Expanded” by Mark David Gottsegen is a reference for painting. I think it’s excellent. I’ve had for years. I mainly use it for information relating to oil painting and studio/materials safety but it also covers other paints and other useful...