Painting

  • Painting Lil Bird

    I started painting the first layers of color at the art group today. I was unsure how to paint him, so I used a watercolor…

  • Resin Alien

    This was my first time applying Art Resin to a sculpture. It look two coats sanding between each to get it to look right. I…

  • Painted Alien

    Final painted alien with pupils attached. It’s really come to life.

  • Blue Alien

    Painting the alien shades of blue with acrylic paint.

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Dry Brush & Washes

    I am adding acrylic paint over the bunt umber base coat with a dry brush technique. Dry brushing shades of ocher, green, and red. I…

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Base Color Paint

    Using the same concept of colored ground for canvas printing, I painted my entire Seeker sculpture with Burnt Umber. Pushing the paint into the nooks…

  • Organize & Clean Studio

    It started with the garage purge and clean last weekend, and now my studio space is screaming for a clean-up and attention. I would have…

  • Painting Sea Monster Tentacles

    I love the colors of these scary sea monster tentacles and how the burnt umber underneath affects the paint’s tone. I brought my half-complete diorama…

  • Preview Diorama Layers

    With a few layers painted, I did a test stack of the background, frame, and teacup. I’m delighted with how the shadows and depth are…

  • Painting Background

    After toning the background with a burnt umber glaze, I painted the scene. I wanted a bright, epic sunset with pinks and yellows. I enjoyed…

  • Color Tests

    Since I wasted several sheets of material perfecting the engraving with the CNC on this piece, I had the perfect scrap to test some colors…

  • Nibbles Take Two

    Not satisfied with the first painting of Nibbles, I took a second attempt, this time looking to eliminate the thick illustration lines and let the…

  • Painting Nibbles

    Trying some new things while painting Nibbles. I wanted to try toning the canvas blue, so I painted my whiteboard with a translucent blue all…

  • Color Mixing

    Started an online course on Color Mixing with Will Kemp’s Art School. I’ve has never taken the time to stop and learn about the color…

  • Artist Date

    Took the cargo van out as a makeshift mobile studio to do watercolor by the sea.

  • Painting Owen

    Owen was a really chatty cathy when I was painting him, talking to me the whole time about how he wanted these hot pink glasses.…