Time to transfer the drawing to the canvas and then paint! Here’s a quick run through how I transfer to canvas. I hope you find it useful. I stretched oil primed, portrait grade linen over stretcher bars. To transfer the drawing I’m using: store bought graphite paper a book...
Apr132016
Transfer a Drawing
Apr62016
Tiling and Transferring a Drawing
You need to enlarge and transfer a drawing to your canvas but your usual printing service is currently unavailable. Not a problem. My solution: tiling. I scan my drawing and resize it to the desired painting size in Photoshop, keeping the resolution somewhere between 150 – 250 ppi. This...
Jan202016
Solution for a Nocturne
I was a little flummoxed as to how I needed to arrange the values in my Owl Man project to give it a dusk or nighttime feel. One thing that I was taught and has worked for me is to look at how other artists solved a similar problem....
Dec22015
Sneak Peek – Owls
Here’s sneak peek at what’s on my drawing table. This latest project incorporates one of my favorite animals, the owl! I’m working to make this picture very dynamic and am excited about how it’s progressing. I will be painting it in oil. At this stage I’m working on tracing...
Nov252015
Something Silly – Flying Turtles
Sometimes we just need to be silly and these aviator turtles are just what I needed. I plan on painting them in oil. Enjoy!
Oct72015
Golden Dragon Eye (In Progress)
New oil painting on the easel! Here’s a shot of the work in progress. I decided to play with the yellow color family with this one. I’m looking at the changing autumn leaves for some inspiration. 6″x6″ oil on prepared board.
Sep162015
Voodoo Queen (Woman of Power) in Progress
A few weeks ago I showed my drawing for this painting. This week how about some color studies? Gouache! I wanted something fast drying, yet still able to be manipulated once down on the paper, and something mostly opaque. Gouache. Watercolor was my first love so I enjoy gouache....
Sep92015
New Art: Voodoo Queen (Woman of Power)
Work in progress: Pencil drawing on Canson Vidalon Vellum (plus a little digital to make the scan look more like the drawing).
Jul152015
Dragon Eyes
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and I’m finally getting around to it. Dragons. Dragon eyes to be specific. For this project part of my research included a field trip to a local reptile store, and a friend sent me pictures of her beautiful bearded dragon...
Apr292015
Bear Cliffs – Painting in Progress
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.