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Realism Techniques 5
My Black Sauce In order to add richness, subtlety and depth to the darkest areas of my paitnings, I avoid the use of the color black...
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Jul 6, 20122 min read
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Photo/Digital Manipulation 2
Happy Independence Day.
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Jul 4, 20121 min read
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Realism Techniques 4.5
Here’s the followup and conclusion to my earlier post featuring a texture experiment with some new subject matter. The results are now...
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Jul 3, 20121 min read
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Sad Little Whale
I like having a blog where I can document all the random creative whims that comprise a large portion of my time here on planet Earth....
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Jul 3, 20121 min read
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Kingdom Animalia Preview
Tomorrow night, June 29th, in California is a group art show organized for a great charity: Big Life Foundation. The lineup of artists...
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Jun 28, 20121 min read
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The Moleskine Diaries
Here’s a recent page from my trusty and well-traveled Moleskine sketchbook. I refuse to ever be bored or sacrifice creative time while...
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Jun 22, 20121 min read
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In The Studio 1
I had these studio pictures laying around, so I figured I’d post them. They’re from my recent series “The Apostasy” which is still on...
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Jun 21, 20121 min read
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Realism Techniques 5
Just as a tiny version of a future full-size drawing is referred to as a thumbnail sketch, the term study is often used to refer to a...
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Jun 12, 20122 min read
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Kingdom Animalia
Recently I was invited to participate in a group show to benefit the kind people working to save wildlife in Africa from poaching and...
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Jun 5, 20121 min read
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The Apostasy
The following text is an artist statement I wrote early this year to accompany my latest series of paintings, which opens tonight at Last...
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May 26, 20124 min read
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