Painting clouds
Dec 7, 2012
My efforts to paint cloud formations have met with very mixed results over the years. They often end up too heavy or, worse still, muddy. With this study I set out to paint something more like real cloud formations. I painted the whole sky over with a thin layer of mid-tone grey mixed wit...
Portrait of Flash: New painting step 9
Dec 5, 2012
Flash (WIP): 24x30 oil on linen, 2012 The finished painting with all the touch up, edge work and other refinements completed. I have it sitting on the mantlepiece in the family room so I can get a good look at it and enjoy it in natural room light....
Portrait of Flash: New painting step 8
Dec 3, 2012
I finally started the process of laying in the background. The most difficult and time consuming part of this was deciding on the best grey to use. Over the course of two hours I tried seven or eight different mixes and finally settled on a simple combination of Grumbacher raw umber and ...
Self portrait in charcoal
Nov 30, 2012
Self portrait from life. 2012. I used homemade charcoal made from some honeysuckle vines that were cut down last year. I wrapped the vines in foil and cooked them in the barbeque at 400F for three hours. I was able to get four values from the charcoal alone. The slightly off-white paper ...
Portrait of Flash: New painting step 7
Nov 29, 2012
The hooves are now painted in, although only three are showing so far. I spent a full morning on them. I worked on the body to build up the paint layer a little and it's starting to look more finished. I also wiped some extra tone into the background to give me a better sense of where to...
Portrait of Flash: New painting step 6
Nov 28, 2012
At this point I've basically finished painting the head and I don't think it will need much else doing to it. I've also painted in most of the tail (all except the end). The color looks more accurate in this photo....