Through the layers

Some days the act of painting is a push and pull where you feel like you are carving through in order to draw out something not yet definable. Today was one of those days as I worked on 2 small canvases. This is where I left them and will hopefully complete them...

One step forward…

I always feel that the challenge of painting a face is an amazing push and pull of re shaping. The continual questioning of each mark as the image takes shape. Do the eyes match up. Does she capture that spark or do I need to keep working over and building up the...
New pages

New pages

I am slowly building my pages. I have added a contact page. I am starting the learning section which will link into skills and techniques. It has the DreamWorks student work examples that link to the review I wrote that will be in the next edition of Practically...
Exploring …new works in progress

Exploring …new works in progress

I am playing with my backgrounds and seeing what images want to evolve. These are 2 starting points from today’s studio journey. Both have a softness and simplicity to them that I like at this point. Who knows where they will find completion. It’s all the...