Blogs

......Recent portrait of a local child. Background is light wash of warm gray tone...a subtle indication of the window creates the setting.

...........24x30 full figure portrait of Brock. Background is an oil wash with limited greenery...wanted to keep the focus on the subject and his really cool cowboy boots.

............Full painting and close up of model Christina K "at the barre".

............Recent bust portrait of a local girl. Background is the front of her home. Portrait size is 20x24 inches...a really nice size for this type of portrait. Bust portraits include head and shoulders, some upper torso and can include hands. Background can range from tonal colors to specific locations.

...........Recent 30x40 portrait of a local child.

...........Portrait detail of Dutch supermarket magnate Albert Heijn from a few years ago. His company owned Bi-Lo Foods at the time. I'm just finding out about his passing...from what I can tell,in 2011.

..............Fun pose from model Robin S at last nights life drawing class. This one was 10-12 minutes...probably would have overworked it with more time. Conte and pastel.

.............My first attempt at this sketch failed so I started over...this is about 7-8 minutes. Conte and paste. Model- Erin

...............Great to be back at some life drawing after a 4 or 5 week break. Laura H was our model.