R. Ruggles

Painting

  • Painted Alien

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

  • 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…

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  • 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.…

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  • Midnight Garden

    Second painting on the 8″ round circles started with a watercolor pencil sketch then outlined with POSCA paint pens. This gave me defined areas to…

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  • Blue Racoon

    I have a pack of these 8″ wooden circles I intended for a different project, but then I decided to use them as a canvas…

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  • Tucker the Duck

    Progress on painting Tucker. Painted dark base color then dry brushed lighter shade next. Colors mimic a mallard duck but with some artistic license. Especially…

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  • Childhood Art Chair Restored

    Restored and hand painted my childhood art chair with acrylic paint and POSCA pens.

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  • Get Out of the Way

    Unprocessed experiences will rear their ugly heads and work their way into the front of your mind. Old memories were nagging for attention taking me…

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  • Robot 3-Up

    I’ve been enjoying the challenge of these painting exercises. Painting the same image on three canvases simultaneously forces me to keep the brush moving and…

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  • Create to Connect

    Artists are not like athletes. We can’t win gold, beat other creatives, or come first. Sport is objective; our craft is subjective. Creating to be…

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  • Baking Painted Polymer Clay?

    My latest sculpture is slowly coming to life as a Scuba-Saurus, a dino with adorable swim gear. Unfortunately, adding the goggles over the eyes will…

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  • Color the Bird Yellow

    Dry brushing is so satisfying and addictive; the key is to know when to stop. I fear I’ve gone too far with my yellow cockatiel…

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  • Color the Bird Grey

    Continuing my painting of Maverick, I needed him to be able to look at me, so I added pupils to his zombie-looking eyes. So much…

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  • 4up Painting Practice

    Connecting with the image world thru 4up painting.

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  • Painting Maverick

    Maverick was baked in the oven for 15-minutes at 275 degrees. Now it’s time to start painting him. I begin by painting the baked polymer…

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