Journal

Thoughts, happenings and other things I’d love to share with you

  • Painted sketches

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    Painted sketches

    In my latest YouTube video I did some painting, based off some sketches I did during a live figure drawing session. Yes, that’s a lot of words to basically say; I painted some stuff. Next to…

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  • Creative experiments #1

    Creative experiments #1

    A few weeks (or was it months?…yikes…) ago I bought a gel plate and some other stuff to experiment with. After an initial surge of…

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  • Starting out with oil painting

    Starting out with oil painting

    When it comes to oil painting, it can feel like you have to wrestle through a full-time chemistry study before you can make your first…

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  • More figures from my mind, part 2

    More figures from my mind, part 2

    I did another three figure sketches for you, drawn from my mind, in this new video. I hope you enjoy! As I explained in my…

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  • Drawing figures from my mind, part I

    Drawing figures from my mind, part I

    Drawing from the mind is an exercise that can help you use previously stored information better. I’ll explain why this works well for me, in…

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  • New (and some old) brushes!

    New (and some old) brushes!

    My recent venture into the world of oil painting was a perfect excuse to take out my Rosemary & Co catalog and drain my bank…

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  • Studio hours

    Studio hours

    Recently, I’ve been in search of a way to create content without running into the limitations of my perfectionism. This is an ongoing thing, so…

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  • Experimenting with crackle texture

    Experimenting with crackle texture

    There was one thing I was looking forward to after wrapping up my class; texture experiments galore! I had a bucket of marble dust sitting…

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  • Direction

    Direction

    It was a nice ride last week; ideas were abundant and all worked out in sketches. Pencil and charcoal give me peace of mind, as…

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  • Foundations III

    Foundations III

    Information Approx. 20×27 inch. Acrylic paint on archival paper. For sale at $475,- incl. international shipping. This artwork needs to be framed and matted. Please…

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