Holiday Hopes

This year has been one of transition for me. This time last year I was mentoring 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, living in Texas, and working on my artwork at a level I was proud of. Now, at the end of 2011, I am living in central Virginia, socializing with my wife’s new […]
2014-08-12T14:08:30-06:00December 21st, 2011|Animal Silhouettes, Blog|0 Comments

Playing with Scale

Because I exaggerate scale so much in my work, I spend a lot of time adjusting objects in order to make them look “real”.  There are a few problems with working on such a small area in real life in order to transform it into a large environment.  One is that I can’t always sit […]
2017-07-10T20:20:46-06:00August 13th, 2010|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Sir Mix-a-Lot

Here is my palette and the end of the day. It’s quite a mess, for me at least. The photo also includes my color “palette” for this particular painting, which is mostly a monochromatic blue with a few areas of sienna. The colors I used were cobalt blue, ivory black, burnt sienna, olive green, and […]

2014-08-13T10:34:10-06:00April 9th, 2010|Blog|0 Comments

Don’t Lick the Painting Ricky

I’ve started a new painting after a few months hiatus. It’s been tough to start new pieces lately because I seem to keep moving. It takes time to get settled in to a new studio and feel comfortable. This painting, I hope, will finally take me back to a place I reached back at the […]

2017-07-10T20:20:51-06:00April 2nd, 2010|Blog, Little People|0 Comments
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