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White Roses, Grandma’s Vase (and a Great Little Still Life Lamp)
White Roses: Spring Rose Series #7” Oil on Yupo, 12x9” I was happy that I met my two goals for this painting: 1) to keep it light and airy; and 2) to draw and paint the flowers quickly before they...
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Allergic to Peonies
“Allergic to Peonies”, oil on Gessobord panel, 12x9 inches I was excited when I found these peonies at Trader Joe’s and wanted to try to paint them. Below are photos of the process...
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“What, Me Worry?” (People Facebook Says I Should Know #7)
"What, Me Worry?” (People Who Facebook Says I Should Know #7) It was fun to get back to this series of portraits of people who Facebook thinks I should know. I have no idea why Facebook suggested this...
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Mr. Grumpy’s Cheery Roses
“Mr. Grumpy’s Cheery Roses”, painted from life, finished from photo after flowers died, oil on canvas, 12x9” After taking cuttings from my neighbor’s yard, I painted these from life but had to finish...
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Roses with Blue Cloth
“Roses with Blue Cloth”, oil on Arches Oil Paper, 12x9” I made a good start with the drawing and getting the first rose blocked in on my first painting day but sadly, overnight the roses completely...
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Facebook Thinks I Should Know Him Portrait #8
Facebook Thinks I Should Know Him #8, Oil on Arches Oil Paper, 11x14" This painting taught me (again!) how important the initial drawing is to the outcome of a portrait. I tend to start with much...
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Back to Sktchy, a Gouache Portrait
Portrait of Dennis J. from Sktchy, Gouache, 12x9 inches I'm returning to using Sktchy for my reference photos of people for portrait practice since there is such a wide range to choose from. You can...
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Portrait of Hannah from Sketchy
Hannah W from Sktchy, 14×11” oil on Arches Oil Paper. Learning to paint (well) for me means a constant but gradual process of 1) learning from my mistakes and 2) having “layers of the onion” lifted...
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Last Portraits of 2019
Portrait of Kori L from Sktchy, 10×8” oil on gessoed watercolor paper After working on this portrait for two months, trying over and over to capture this lovely woman in paint, I have to admit I never...
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Three Portraits of Dayris
Portrait of Dayris, Oil on Arches Oil Paper, 10″x8.5″ I’ve had so much fun painting and sketching the lovely Dayris from Sktchy in oil (above), and before that, in pencil and then doing a digital...
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Portrait of Dylan H. from Sktchy
Oil portrait of Dylan H from Sktchy, 11×7” This was one of those paintings that just flowed and was fun from beginning to end. I started with a drawing in pencil (below) on Arches Oil paper and then...
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Mimi at Marcy’s
Mimi at Marcy’s, oil on Arches Oil Paper, 9.5″ x 7″ Although I’m happy with this pre-quarantine composition and painting, I regret not checking the drawing before beginning to paint. I sensed...
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Emi
Emi, oil on Arches Oil Paper, 10 x 7.5″ This commissioned portrait of a darling little girl was really fun to paint but had some challenges, like trying to invent the pajamas hidden by the highchair...
View ArticleJust go make an ugly painting
Stressed out and afraid I’d just make something ugly if I tried to paint, I gave myself permission to just go make an ugly painting...
View ArticleMimi’s Unicorn Ear Muffs
Mimi's outfit and funny posture in the photo below were what attracted me to paint this. She is such an adorable little person.
View ArticleStella! Back to Sketching Sktchy People
This was the last portrait sketch I did before beginning on some intensive head drawing study. More about that coming up on my next posts, but wanted to get this one from over a month ago posted first....
View ArticleLearning Loomis; Drawing Heads Part 1
I recently finished a 4-week class on Sktchy's Art School, "Drawing the Human Head with Mike Creighton" based on the Loomis method. I highly recommend Mike's class if you struggle with making people...
View ArticleMichigan Moron Mugshot Sketches
When I saw the mugshots of the morons that plotted to kidnap Michigan’s governor, I had to draw them. The weird thing about drawing someone is that in the process you begin to see... (Click image to...
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Portrait Drawing Study – Raquel
Third attempt to get this twisty-necked lady right. Graphite on newsprint, 12×9″ I’m continuing to work with the Loomis Method, which is really helping me. As you can see below, I got a little closer...
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More Portrait Practice Sketches
Sketch of Michelle from Sktchy, graphite, 12×9″ Sketch of Tajh G from Sktchy, graphite, 12×9″ Sketch #3 of TJ Smith from Sktchy, graphite, 12×9″ Sketch #1 of TJ Smith from Sktchy, graphite, 12×9″...
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