Integrating the Subject of a Portrait with the Background
Sep 4, 2017
In this blog post I show some ways to make a portrait subject work better with a given background....
Brush Technique in Small Paintings
Aug 29, 2017
A discussion of my preferences for paint handling in portraiture and some techniques for better rendering of the features....
Winter Ferry Crossing - Light on the Water
Jul 20, 2017
Like many of my recent landscapes, this started out as something different, and was reworked several times. It was based on a photo taken during a ferry ride to Bremerton in January....
A Dog Portrait in Pencil
Jun 30, 2017
My wife gifted this to her boss's boss on his retirement. As it was done in secret I had to work from some fairly stinky photos, but I managed to piece them together just enough to get it done....
Painting of a Seattle Neighborhood Street
Jun 24, 2017
It took a couple of tries to work out how to do this street scene. I first started it on a large panel, then scraped it off and started anew on a small panel. Switching to cold wax medium helped with layering effects....
Plein Air Painting of a Ship
Jun 2, 2017
I've done paintings of boats and ships a few times, albeit with varying rates of success, but I felt the need to do something different with this one....