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!
Apr22015
Bear Cliffs Drawing Completed
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...
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...
Feb42015
Roses Oil Study
What could be better than roses that won’t wilt? Give them to your sweetie or buy them for yourself to enjoy! These rich red roses are painted life size on an 8″x10″ canvas panel. Yours for $150 + shipping (and tax if you’re in MN). Buy now through my...
Jan282015
Autumn Green Man Process
Here’s a bit on the process for the Autumn Green Man. After discussing the project via email, I did up a bunch thumbnails. The client got to see these two which I thought solved the challenge in a way closest to what we discussed. Then I did a tighter...
Jan212015
Calendar Giveaway Winner
And the winner is Congratulations Bree! Thanks to everyone who participated or just popped in for a look 🙂
Dec312014
Painting Values
This experiment isn’t my idea. It’s based off something Jeff Larson does during his still life painting workshop at The Atelier. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. I watched him do something similar during the workshop demo but wasn’t able to take the hands on portion...
Dec172014
Museum Visit – Go with a Question
I don’t know about you but when visiting art museums, after about the first few hours I start to get overwhelmed. There’s just so much to take in: value control, composition, color, gesture, how the artist painted (a colored ground, direct, indirect, an underpainting), the list goes on. I...