So beautiful, it hurts!  Ok maybe not,… but I have to write something to get your attention 😛

I attempted to capture her from a very difficult photo on Pinterest.  Not all photos are meant for painting and the one I used was definitely not meant for painting.  Next time I will either paint live in a warm light or choose a photo more suitable.  Thanks for visiting. Enjoy!

Check out the youtube link below for the video

Reinforcing my understanding of depth and shadows in a landscape painting. Enjoy!

What do you do on a Friday Night?  Sketch off course.  Here is a sketch I recently did of a pic I got off of the internet.  This is done in graphite, but it has less value range than charcoal, but the beauty of graphite is that you can do it on a white sofa.  Some sacrifice has to be made to get your fix. 🙂  Enjoy.

I love to doodle, that is the most primal form of creativity.  Just drawing lines and making sense of them.  I doodle my wife’s name often.  Here is a sample of one doodling session.

Hello Friends!  A place called somewhere or maybe nowhere.  This place was painted out of imagination.  Here is a short youtube video showing the progression.  Enjoy!

Or CLICK HERE:  A place called…

#1: I painted this at the bookstore at Barnes & Noble during lunch break.  I prepared the surface using gesso mixed with ground up volcano rock.  Never Again!  This was an extremely rough surface and rough on my brush.  However I managed to bring it to a point where I could stop and give it a painterly look.   I took the picture of this car outside Scotty P’s in Allen, Texas. 6″x6″

#2: I started this one with a cheese cake at Barnes and Noble but decided to lean on some reference photos I got from Pinterest.  Therefore I digressed from my still life photos. 6″x6″

#3: I bought a whole bag of Jolly Ranchers but settled on just painting the two below. This one was done at home. 6″x6″

#4: I did this one at home as well.  Got the peaches from Walmart, set them up in my shadow box and loved every minute of painting this. 8″x10″ 

I did this 5″x7″ at Barnes & Noble during my lunch break.  It was a 1 hour exercise.  i like the unlabored, unfinished painterly look.

The Cellist,… A quick Oil Sketch

I am learning to make videos, and am planning to post more in the future.  Below is a Video I posted on YouTube.  Let me know, if you have pointers to share.  Thanks.

6″x8″ oil on panel, still life.