Color palette simplicity
The practice of identifying the essential and cutting out the rest is a crucial skill for artists when it comes to every facet of designing an art-based life. On this …
New Year’s Art Projects
I’m back to work after visiting with family for two weeks over the holidays. Happy New Year! In the studio on this sunny but frigidly cold first week of January, I …
A few shots of the new studio
Just wanted to share a very quick few photos taken today in my new art studio. You can see the studio itself is still a blank slate as I’ve just …
Wrapping Up an Eventful August
In the last 2 weeks, I attended a productive meeting of my artist’s critique group, I went to a really fun art opening–the juried show I’m in at San Diego’s Museum of …
Lots of Painting Goin’ On
This weekend I finished up ten small studies that had been in progress for awhile. I am almost finished with a 48″ x 36″, and I started a new 30″ …
Eclipse IV & V
Here are the two paintings I made last weekend. Eclipse IV, Acrylic/Canvas, 8 x 10″ Eclipse V, Acrylic/Canvas, 8 x 10″ They’re on display at Distinction Gallery until Feb. 4th, …
Lotus Art in Progress
Here’s what I’m working on today in the studio. I did a lot of quick thumbnail sketches for my next Lotus paintings, just to work out the basics of composition. …
Painting Trees
This is what happens when a puppy gets too close to my paintbrush. What can I say? That nose was just asking for it. Here’s the progress on this painting …
Works in Progress
Here is a sneak peek at the sunflower paintings I’ve been working on. I’ll take clear photos of each one when all 9 of the new series are finished. I …
9 Sunflower Panels, Planning Stage
I’m about to start painting 9 more additions to my Sunflower art series. Each piece is a 16″ x 16″ hardboard panel with a deep wooden frame. Although there are …