Sharing a couple sunset paintings from the last few months. The first is over a lake in Brainerd; this painting was made as a commission for a friend over the winter. I was very pleased with how the clouds turned out. The second one is from a photo I took while on Cape Cod a few years ago with my … Read More
Excited to embark on another Inktober—one prompt for each day in October. Off to a pretty good start in terms of finding the time to draw! Here are the first 6 days. As usual, got a little cheeky with the prompts so as to not have to do as many separate drawings… 🙂
A final painting from my trip this summer. This was definitely my favorite! Fun combo of clay tennis court, port of Naples, and Mt. Vesuvius in the background. I hadn’t traveled internationally for a long time, so this was a really fun return to seeing some very different parts of the world. Definitely looking back fondly on those warm days … Read More
Third of four plein air paintings from the Amalfi Coast! This one was also in Sorrento, where I discovered a shaded corridor tucked away on the grounds of what appeared to be a rather exclusive hotel. Sometimes the best spots are on the margins of all the action…
Next plein aire painting from the Amalfi Coast earlier this summer! This was in the town of Sorrento. It was even hotter than normal while I was there, so after a long day trekking around the town with my backpack of art gear, I was really hoping to spend the last couple hours of my day in one of these … Read More
Hello! A couple short posts coming your way with sketches and plein aire paintings completed on a recent trip to Naples and the Amalfi Coast last month!
Sharing a couple sketchbook entries from a recent trip to San Francisco. Take advantage of the tail end of this summer!
Posting a quick couple photos from a recent commission piece I completed. Time-lapse below, too. I can’t believe it took all this time to paint a Minnesota classic! Definitely will be giving more treatment to this North Shore icon in the future.
This update is all about learning a new process for developing better compositions: compiling multiple reference photos and “cleaning up” the design digitally before starting the physical painting. I started with this photo that I took in Arizona last year: A fine photo, but a little busy and chaotic. Also pretty difficult to see the bird in the center (maybe … Read More