For Halloween I painted a spooky portrait based on an old, faded and overexposed photo. Part of what made it creepy was that it was in fact a caricature of the original image. What would it take to make … Continue reading
There is a popular misconception that the more detailed a painting is, the more realistic it must be. But today’s animations can be extremely detailed, while remaining cartoonish, while some very realistic paintings do not share many details. Yesterday, while … Continue reading
Yesterday I used gloss medium to thin out and mix acrylic paints for the first time to very good effect. The painting below, “Julia and the Porcelain Doll”, is the result. My model was Julia Hanna, who has long, beautiful … Continue reading
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I have always been impatient with my paintings. I want to start one and then finish it, and then I want to go on to the next. I’ve never believed in practice works. You know, the kind of artwork that … Continue reading
I finished this painting yesterday. I love to paint, but I don’t do it all that often. Every once in a while, the spirit moves me, and I do it, even though there is no particular reason. I haven’t been … Continue reading
