Upside down portrait
I painted this upside down using a photo as reference. When I finished someone said it looked better the way I painted it.Continue Reading
Abstract Boy
Inspired by the great “Boy” itself, I remember when it was a novelty to play games on the go. 300Continue Reading
Tension No. 2
Continuing the current series of abstract paintings, I created “Tension No. 2” This painting is inspired by cityscapes I’ve painted in the past put through the orange abstract filter I am currently working on.Continue Reading
Tension No. 1
First in a series of purely abstract and mostly orange paintings. I will be trying out different ideas of merging plein air and other representational painting styles into abstract art with the bold lines and colors I enjoy.Continue Reading
Still Life Sketch
I made a sketch with pencil from memory of some daisy-like flowers in a vase. I colored it in with crayon I found nearby. The mottled blue background is a nice effect.Continue Reading
His Favorite Chair, B&W and Color
Last year I worked on a series of painting based on old photos, I called them my Random Vending Machine Photo Series. One photo in black and white is of a man sitting in a chair with his legs crossed looking down at something in his lap, no light behindContinue Reading
Downtown Theater
I did a plein air painting of the theater in downtown Burbank a few months ago. It was very rough and sat unfinished on the easel. Usually I would study a photo from the scene to sharpen up the painting and help the composition, but I neglected to take aContinue Reading