Friday, April 16, 2010
Happily Painting...
Labels:
oil painting,
Portrait Creation,
Portraits,
studio
Monday, April 5, 2010
Another Pastel
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Pastel Portrait
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Academic Artists Association 60th National
I just received notice that my piece Self Portrait with Tea has been accepted into the Academic Artists Association 60th National Exhibition.
The Academic Artists Association is dedicated to promoting artwork of classic media rendered in a representational manner. The exhibition will include works in oil, watercolor, graphic, pastel, and sculpture, and takes place at the Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center in Springfield, MA from April 25th through May 7th. Jurors for this event are Larry Preston and Arlene Fins.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
"Hands" Prints Available
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A Couple New Oil Paintings
I recently painted the two oil portraits shown here using a toned canvas, a technique new to me. Basically, before sketching the figure, I applied a thinned layer of neutral colored mid-tone paint over the entire canvas. I chose a lightened mixture of black and raw sienna for one, and raw umber for the other. I really like how starting with a neutral toned canvas makes it easier to judge lights and darks, as well as warm and cool tones.
Also, these two portraits were done on very large grain canvas, which I have decided is not ideal for achieving details in portraits. I will probably stick to a finer linen in the future.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Drawing Magazine Article

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