A Closer Look
Here's a closer look at the water tower and the residence at the ranch. This shot was taken right after the light wash was laid in. You can see the top edges of the dark shapes are disintegrating due to the turp running down the canvas surface.

Demo, Anyone?
A Sloughhouse Spring, 24 x 36 inches, oil on linenNot that I haven't been busy these few weeks, but I don't have anything to show for it. The paintings I am working on are kind of stalling so I'm letting them stew a bit.In the meantime, I fou

The Three-Value Composition
Beverly's Barn, 12 x 9 inches, oil on linenI guess I could ditch the "painting tonally" part of my posts, as it has become redundant, and a lot of the things I'm talking about is not limited to the practice of painting tonally.

New Figure Painting Class
OK! so it's official. I will be teaching a weekly figure painting class starting January 13th, at The School of Light and Color in Fair Oaks, Ca. I've been away from teaching studio classes for a couple of years, so I'm itchin' to go. The facility is nice, professional, and best of all (for me), it's

We Take A Short Break
Artist Eric Cator just featured my work on a recent post on his blog, Paintblog and said some nice things about me. It always feels great to get positive feedback, especially in these times of uncertainty.