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Limited Palette Using Masks

Recently I came across James Gurney’s blog and specifically his post about color wheel masking. It allows you to visually see how you are limiting your palette. You have plenty of options with this method ranging from monochromatic palettes to ones with accent colors. I had been experimenting with this idea for some […]

2017-07-10T20:20:52-06:00December 2nd, 2009|Blog|0 Comments

Horse Scene Without the Horses

Field Behind Lowes, Bastrop
9″ x 12″ oil on canvas board
Here is my second attempt at a Plein Air painting. The forecast for this day called for rain. There was little rain but plenty of clouds. Long and I drove around awhile trying to find a new spot […]
2014-08-13T10:47:55-06:00September 21st, 2009|Blog|0 Comments

First Plein Air

Bastrop Recreational Park
9″ x 12″ oil on board

In the tradition of Plein Air painting, I decided it was time to step outside the studio to jump back into painting. For a long time, I have felt that my skills as an artist have developed consistently, but my […]

2014-08-13T10:48:49-06:00September 18th, 2009|Blog|0 Comments

Homemade Panels

I’ve decided it’s time to move past the cheap and unreliable materials that I have been using since college. I needed to get some panels for the kitchen paintings I am starting. So, instead of buying them I made twelve 9″ x 12″ wood panels using a good quality plywood. I applied a traditional gesso […]

2017-07-10T20:20:56-06:00September 18th, 2009|Blog|0 Comments

Final 2


I’ve settled on 4 final compositions for the final paintings. I’m pretty sure at this point that I will omit the figures. I’ve been wanting to strengthen my backgrounds […]
2017-07-10T20:20:58-06:00August 26th, 2009|Blog|0 Comments

Small Works


I’m going to show some small paintings at Artist’s House Gallery in Philadelphia during December, so I thought I would post images of two preliminary drawings.
I’m still […]
2017-07-10T20:20:59-06:00August 20th, 2009|Blog|0 Comments
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