Three Alternative Ways to Paint a Green Background
Sep 21, 2017
In this blog post I present some options for handling the bright green backgrounds that often occur in reference photos of animals....
Use an Analogous Color Scheme for Black and White Subjects
Sep 8, 2017
Animals with black and white coloration are the hardest of all to paint. In this blog post I show some techniques for making them easier to handle....
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....