Work in Progress: Peaches, Update 6 I’m making some progress on this. Have some more detail in the face, progressing in the right direction. I added a bit of the background in  – and that is helping to define the edges of the body. Most of the background is being laid in with soft pastels, […]

Work in Progress: Peaches, Update 5 More of the head is refined here. I spent more time on the eyes and nose, making more adjustments, deepening the color. Most of the work was with brown ochre (182). I used that color, with a sharp point, to define more of the hair on the right side […]

I was very pleased to learn that I recently received a 1st Runner Up award for my graphite portrait of “Savannah”. A Singular Creation Art Community asingularcreation.com) held a portrait competition entitled “People 7” this fall. The contest was open to all media and all styles in which the human face was portrayed in any […]

Work in Progress: Peaches, Update 4 My stage 1 first drawing resulted in a rough block in of Peaches. From there I went back over and refined the block in by doing a second drawing over the first. I switched from light flesh used in the first drawing to van dyke brown for the second. […]

Work in Progress: Peaches, Update 3 Finally got a start on this portrait. In the end, I decided to block in the portrait with pastel rather than charcoal. I felt the lighter color would be easier to work with and allow me to gradually darken the figure without having to worry about covering the charcoal. […]

Work in Progress: Peaches, Update 2 Although I haven’t made a great deal of headway on this project, I can see things beginning to clear a bit, enabling me to find more time to work on it. I just finished up a colored pencil class and it was great to see the progress made by […]

Tonight is the First Friday Art Walk in Ocala. My wife and I will be there near the Square. Hope to see you!

I’ve gathered together some images that will be part of my forthcoming class. The project we’ll be tackling is a colored pecil painting of a Hydrangea flower. The flower itself is composed of soft blues and lavender tints. I think it’s going to be a good project for those who have taken my Introductory classes […]

I’m still gathering my thoughts for my next project – a portrait.The portrait will be of a very close companion that recently passed away, and who was very dear to my wife and I. Peaches, our sweet cocker spaniel, spent fifteen years with us. We received her as a six week old puppy and she […]

Just a quick post this week. I’m gathering my thoughts together concerning my next project – a portrait, I think. However, in the meantime I’m working on a commission piece ( which I’ll eventually post here). Next week I’ll post a discussion and series of photos for a class I’ll be teaching next month – […]