The Flesh What colors did you think you’d see on my palette? I’m curious.

I’ve got the skintone all blocked in, now the challenge will be to make them look like them, and not just people. Right now they have general shapes and color, and after I complete the underpainting (clothing included) and go back to detail the painting, their personalities will start to emerge.

Seeing our house finches eating together as a couple side by side is a rare treat. Usually they take turns, and sometimes she is on the sock with him but she’s always “beneath” him, at the bottom of the sock while he’s at the top. I was happy to see them “sitting across from eachother” […]

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (click to play in a new window) When Irish eyes are smiling, Sure, ’tis like the morn in Spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter You can hear the angels sing. When Irish hearts are happy, All the world seems bright and gay. And when Irish eyes are smiling, Sure, […]

You can see the photograph of the bride & groom that I’m working from. I’ve just worked in the background, and started underpainting the whites in the couples clothing. I’ll be working on the skintones for a while, getting a very rough layer of values for their skin and clothing. The background though, is finished […]

This is another sketch, it’s a 12″ x 16″ wedding portrait I’ll be painting (in oils). I’ve got a few irons in the fire right now so if posting is sparse you know why.

I get all excited when the flowers start comin’ up, I forget what they are (it’s been so long!) so I just start throwing names at them. My poor Dwarf Irises were deemed Crocus for a few days, until the Crocus showed up. So, these are Crocus. A little bling-bling for your spring-spring today! Also, […]

Here’s another underpainting, this is Littles, an 8″ x 8″ oil portrait. Both Joey & Littles will take a day or two to dry before I can work their next layer(s).

Joey and Littles are two cat portraits that I’m working on in oils. This is the underpainting of Joey’s portrait. Joey’s painting is small (4″ x 4″), so it will probably only need one more layer of fur and enhancements before he’s finished.