On the Verge: When Painting and Comics Collide
There’s something interesting that happens when you spend enough time working in one visual language; it shows up in places you didn’t intend. That’s…
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Finding My Footing in À La Prima
This was an interesting and challenging series of still life studies. I worked through charcoal still lifes, limited-palette à la prima exercises, and a…
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The Light Finds You: A study in letting go and optical blending
When the light tells the story There is a small human moment I keep coming back to. It is not a pose. It is…
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Studio Update: Tropical Sentinel
There are some paintings where I feel like I am not “making” the moment as much as I am catching it. Tropical Sentinel was…
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The Gentle Scotsman: From plein air honesty to studio transformation
Some paintings start with a plan. This one started with an anniversary trip. My wife, the incredibly talented artist Karisa Lee, and I spent…
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Sunset Revealed: A Study in Light, Shape, and Memory
Some paintings start as an assignment, and then quietly turn into something personal. Sunset Revealed began as lesson focused on three big skills I…
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Chiaroscuro Meets the Arctic: My Polar Bear in Progress
There’s something magnetic about the stark contrasts of light and dark in chiaroscuro. Lately, I’ve been exploring how that drama can be pushed even…
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“Taking Flight” now available for purchase
Inspired by a face-to-face encounter with a Green Sea turtle while swimming off the coast of Kauai, HI. The painting is on 40″x30″ 300lb…
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