I only got about 3 or 4 hours in today, but I was able to finish up the first pass of the torso, with the exception of that left arm. as with a few other pieces in this series, I painted the models hands black with acrylic paint for the shoot, so I’m leaving those [...]
day 2 picked up at the neckline. the light/shadows along the colar bones and clavicle are my favorite parts of the torso to paint. boobs are a close second, true…but they are a bit less challenging. taking a reference photo with pretty extreme highlights and shadows makes for a much more exciting painting process and [...]
So I’m starting with a 36″ x 48″ canvas I stretched last week. I like tight canvas’, and usually manage to either bow the frame, or cause some sort of run in the fabric stretching them so tight, but this one made it without incident. I did a quick sketch with pencil, then tint the [...]
I just finished the triptych I’ve been working on for the past month or two. I’m very happy with it. I’m not sure if I like the fact that three paintings only counts as one, but having thrice the figures in the piece does make it more powerful. I’ll post pictures soon, although I’m probably [...]
The first exhibition that I ever went to with the express purpose of seeing work from a particular artist, was Masami Teraoka’s showing at the Asian Art Museum in SF. This would have been ’95 I think, which would have made me a spritely 15 years old. I wouldn’t start painting myself for a few [...]
I’m flying somewhere over the middle of the country on my second flight of the day, on my way back to Oakland. my flight from Tampa to Kansas City left at 8am, which meant getting to the airport much earlier for the usual security theater. Phil was nice enough to drive me to the airport [...]
this is the last painting I completed for the “SIRENS” show. a special thank you to sonya for not only helping with the reference lighting and photography, but for lending me her gorgeous face.
Here are some photos from last nights opening at RedLetter1. the show went really well and the guys at the shop couldn’t have been cooler. I met a ton of good people. Before the show Erik and I had some dinner down the street and got a chance to talk shop. I rarely get the [...]
After almost two days of pool time, I made it into Ybor City tonight to hang the “Sirens” show. I’m now much more excited about the opening. the space is much bigger than I anticipated and super nice. Erik Jones’ stuff is amazing, and so good to see in person finally. I forget how gratifying [...]
The “Sirens” show opens this Saturday at RedLetter1 in Tampa, FL. I’ll be headed out tomorrow morning for a day on the increasingly hellish Southwest Airlines, with plans to spend Thursday doing the only other thing Florida is good for (besides art stuff); swimming. Friday we hang the show and I’m looking forward to seeing [...]