On August 23 &24 I am having an Open Studio. What that means is if you are a previous student of mine, familiar with how I work, you will have opportunity to come and work. I will help you to complete or work on your project, answering questions and helping you make good color choices. […]
if you work from photos , sometimes you will come across a reference that you love but that isn’t quite right. What do we do to fix that less than perfect photo? That is the subject of this weekend’s pastel workshop. below is the photo reference for my painting: This photo by Ron McGinnis portrays
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The Art at the Mill Show opened today at the Burwell Morgan Mill in Millwood , VA. I have 5 pieces in this show, including “Joy”. Stop by and see all the wonderful art by area artists. The show is open thru May 10. The artist reception is next Sunday from 2-5 pm. Stop by
I finished the painting and used a lot of blue in the rocks. I like the idea of using compliments to the orange in the background. Well now it looks like the wolf is on blue drapery!! Otherwise I am really happy with him. I see another reworking of the rocks in the future of
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I haven’t been able to get back to this painting as quickly as possible. I have added the rest of the fur on this gorgeous wolf. I felt at this point that their was no clear focal point. There was too much fur! All the fur was of equal focus so I needed to blend
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