Work In Progress: Suwanee River, Update 4   The Color Sketch Pastels are very liberating! I did a color sketch for the painting and, because I had a pretty good idea of what colors I wanted to use, (and I know that I can easily add to them and perhaps replace some with others as […]

Work In Progress: Suwanee River, Update 3   Last time I posed a number of questions to myself concerning this painting that I felt were important for me to answer. I’m hoping that, by answering them I can produce a better and more meaningful painting. So, here goes…     What does this scene mean […]

Work In Progress: Suwanee River, Update 2 If we are just going to copy a photo or scene our task is simplified to a great degree. But many times the photo of the scene doesn’t do justice to what lies before us. Not only is there a vista that the eyes can take in but […]

Last September my wife and I, looking to get away from the house for a few hours, after the loss of our dear, long time companion, Peaches, took a drive up to Suwanee River State Park. The park is located in northwest Florida, in the Big Bend Area, in Hamilton County. The park is associated […]

Work In Progress: Hydrangea, Update 6             Final Touches Here is the completed painting. I completed the background on the left side. Also added some violet to some of the petals. PP 138 was used. This pastel was a little intense, so I had to use a very light touch and blend it in with […]

Work In Progress: Hydrangea Update 5             Refining the Shapes In this pass I brought more clarity to the shapes, making them look more three dimensional. First, I went back over the flowers. I concentrated detail in the lower mass of flowers. Moving away from this center of interest, I gradually decreased the detail until, […]

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 […]