Archive For The “Portraits” Category
Summer is half over and you know just what that means…it’s football time Bulldogs! With the season just around the corner and that die hard feeling beginning to flow through our veins, I thought it was only appropriate to make a post on one of my latest portraits I’ve Unveiled. I was given the opportunity [...]
This is an old master style of painting I used to do 40 years ago. It was done with lots of glazes of thin color. This method of painting can create a lot of atmosphere. Though very time consuming this is a very academic approach.
This is a portrait I did many years ago of Dr. Joseph Maynard. He was the author of “Healing Hands”, the biography of B.J.Palmer, the father of chiropractic. I wanted to play the roughness of his face against the delicacy of the rose. Dr. Maynard was affectionately called “smokin joe”. For years he was involved [...]
For a fresh start to a new week I wanted to share an oil painting with you all that I did. This is an old man sleeping very peacefully. I hope everyone has a great week! I’ll be updating more as the week progresses! Thanks for stopping by! Almost all pieces listed are for sale [...]
This is a fast study of a little old man I saw asleep on a park bench. I did a quick sketch on paper which was not more than a gesture drawing, and tried to do the painting mostly by memory sometimes time constraints can force you into making a more honest direct statement. I [...]
This is a sample of some of my pet portraits. I go about it in the same manner as I would when painting a a persons portrait. All the rule of painting apply still and the subject never changes the rules or guidelines. I try to capture the dogs expression just the same as I [...]
This is a sample of a little boys portrait. It is done in a tight photographic style. and even though I paint the head and hands in this style, I still try to keep the rest of the painting loose and flowing. A painting must have a certain rhythm to be pleasing to the eye. [...]
This is a style of portrait that is very tight. Most portrait commissions I do are in this style. However, once in a while a client will say they want a looser artsy style. Honestly, I love both styles for different reasons. When doing a lot of board room portraits in a tight style I [...]
