Work In Progress: Hydrangea Update 4 Developing the Shapes In the last Update I described blocking in the shapes – darks, midtones and lights – without too much regard to any definition. It’s beneficial to see the big picture first, then gradually work toward greater definition. In this second pass I worked from darks to […]

Work In Progress: Hydrangea, Update 3 As in the last two paintings, completion of this painting will be done in a number of stages. The first three stages have already been accomplished – developing the composition, the tonal study and the color study. After transferring the drawing to the finish paper, the final four stages […]

Work In Progress: Hydrangea Update 2             From the thumbnail value and color sketches I developed the full size pencil drawing. After doing so, I went back to the sketch made from the combined photos and made some notes. The notes were my first thoughts and may or may not be fully followed as I […]

I’m pleased to announce that one of my colored pencil paintings, “Osprey: Lovers Key, Florida” has been published and included in Ann Kullberg’s CP Treasures IV. I feel honored to be included in the company of some of the best colored pencil artists in the world. This is the second time a painting of mine […]

Work In Progress: Hydrangea             One of my favorite shrubs is the Hydrangea. They are simply gorgeous from late spring through early summer and provide color here in Florida right after the Azaleas finish blooming. They, along with Camellias and Azaleas, provide for a long season of color in the deep south that starts in […]

Gallery Representation – a great opportunity requires some changes. I’ve had to make some unexpected changes with regard to my art projects and the changes require that I postpone the Ruby Beach project. I recently made arrangements to display many of my paintings at a local gallery – a great arrangement – but continuing to […]

Work in Progress: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Update 3             I came up with 3 more possible compositions – for a total of 8 for this painting. There may be more possibilities but I’m satisfied with these 8. Composition 6, a horizontal format, keeps the group of people at the lower left but adds […]

Thank you very much to the judges of Contemporary Art Gallery Online for awarding me 2nd place in their Portrait/Figurative Art Competition for my portrait Raine.

Work in Progress: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Update 2 Progress is slow on this project. It’s not because I’m having problems with it, though. It’s because spring is here, and the plants (and weeds) in my garden are beginning to grow. That means my painting projects will have to share time with my garden […]

A Discussion on Detail:  Continuing with some observations on edges My discussion this week is on edges. Judicious use of detail is closely related to the handling of edges. Edges, as most of you know, refers to the junction between two shapes – where one shape ends and another begins. Objects that have clearly defined […]