The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) had a fundraiser. I donated a portrait.
This painting was done for the winning bidders.
Lauren
20 x 16 in.
Oil on fine Belgian linen
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Shana
Just finished this portrait of Shana for some friends.
Shana
20" x 16"
oil on fine belgian linen
Friday, October 6, 2017
Daisies and Carnations
Daisies and Carnations
In the style of Fantin-Latour, the master painter of flowers, this still-life just completed while working at Chiaroscuro Studio of Art in Miami. Learning to push and pull chroma and values, while creating a pleasing composition and keeping everything in balance is quite the challenge.
20" x 16"
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Never Again
A tribute to one of the largest groups of law enforcement officers in America, the men and women professional airline pilots of the Federal Flight Deck Officer's program
Never Again
12" x 20"
oil on linen
For those interested in the process:
Drawing
Value Study
First painting of hat, table top (block in)
Continuation of first painting
Refinement of shapes and values
Continuation of refinement of shapes and enhancement of light
Adding texture and form to cloth
Ready for final shape refinement of gun and glazing of darks.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
After Christensen's Solitary Life
Worked with a DVD by Scott Christensen this week,
painting along as he demonstrated.
28 x 28"
oil on linen