71

And another.

sketch #70

TV

I did this for the Weekly Standard last week. I am pretty pleased with it. I was trying hard to keep some of the drawing in there and keep it loose. One of the things I've been trying to push against is overworking some of these digital works because they start to bleed into the "slick" category which I don't like. I am also pretty happy about the likeness.

sketch

from my sketchbook.

sketch #68

from the sketchbook

Convicted

I was really excited to do a cover for the Weekly Standard last week. It was again a really quick turnaround but it was about 2 days instead of the 1 that I usually get but the art director is awesome so that helps a lot.

little man

Here's the little man of the house. I swear this is the expression he wears 70% of the day. Pure innocence.

I have had many requests to record my drawing process, I will see what I can do.

Field

An oil painting recently completed. I've spent enough time on it I can't really make objective judgements of it. I have wanted to work on an more fully developed painting for a while and I've enjoyed it and learned a lot. Now I just need to come up with a new concept for the next one.

Oil on board 20"x30"

Here's a detail view:

Cherrys

A page from the sketchbook. It turned out to be a surprisingly difficult composition. That is is a 9"x12" sketchbook page to give you an idea of the size.

Merry Christmas everyone.

figure #61

People seem to disagree with my opinion on these types of things but I really like how this turned out. I showed up 2.5 hours late to our 3 hour figure drawing session but after 15 minutes I decided I should leave it alone because I would just ruin the abstract simplicity that I like a lot. Loose and free is against my nature.

Wyeth

I always liked CF Payne's version of this. I hope to find some time eventually to fully paint this but the rough drawing stage has a nice wild feeling to it, so I thought why not post it.

Drawing

North Korean tea

A weekend illustration for the Weekly Standard.

sketch #65

Another collaboration with my 3 year old. It's nice to see she's got some more flow to her lines. I think she may have hurt my composition, but it's a little early to hit her with these more advanced concepts. I'm always very happy to see her draw, even in my sketchbook.

as always .03 mechanical pencil on paper, about 9"x12".

digital portrait

Just for fun. Digital painting from a interesting face I came across.

sketch #64

A drawing, from my sketchbook.

a gesture

A 5 minute drawing from a recent drawing session. I often like the gestures more then the finished piece.

Mitt in Co

Last weekends painting for the Weekly Standard. Mitt flying high.

Bond

A drawing I did for the "Drawing the Line" group show at Arcadia Fine Art Gallery.
Arcadia has been my favorite gallery around with some of the best artists for a long time now. I did this and another piece for them.

64

From a piece of Norman Rockwell's reference.

dissapointed

A very quick turnaround for The Weekly Standard and their great art director.

sketchbook 63

I am very happy with how simple this stayed.

figure drawing #60

A figure drawing from a couple weeks back. I finally got a chance to work on grey paper and work up and down the value spectrum. I liked it. The paper had kind of a waffel texture that was problematic and you can see my values are kind of spotty but all in all I liked it. I'll look for some smooth paper next time.

Sketch #62

A sketch from the sketchbook. Turned out kind of nice. I liked the graphic shape that I was able to maintain, often I start out with them but they get lost in the process.

Bernini

Another in my installment of digital paintings of great sculptures. This is a Bernini in the National Gallery. It is a great way to practice drawing and form painting with it's subtle lighting shifts. I wanted to finish this but I also think it's nice to leave it rough around the edges.

Below I've got a 3 step gif with my process in a nutshell; a drawing stage, the drawing with basic color underneath, and the flattened image being detailed out.

Son

 

A oil painting I did of my son. It is meant to be a companion piece to this painting of my daughter. It lacks some of the spontaneity and interesting elements, but I am happy with his little face and I think I've got a little of his glowing personality. I painted it for my wife and was able to paint slow enough to use it as a promised present over a few significant dates.

11"x14" oil on board

The Children of Hamelin

My Friend wrote a book that is just being released. He wanted to put together a trailer to promote it and asked me to help with the pieces. He's done an awesome job with this.

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Constituencies

For the Weekly Standard, painted quickly over a couple evenings. I'm not really happy with Obama's likeness but I like the simple background characters.

Seagulls

A painting I did a couple months back for the Friend magazine. This is one that I spent long enough on it I lost track of what I liked and didn't like. That seems like a constant problem, I am always wishing I could see something with fresh eyes.

happiness

from the sketchbook.