The beautiful weather today inspired me to draw outside. Kedar was on the patio working at his computer, so I started drawing him. It seemed to be going smoothly at first. The planes of his face seemed simple and clear, yet as the drawing progressed, it looked...
Thank God the weather is nice. This morning I was able to spend some time outside in the yard. I did a few thumbnail sketches of possible painting ideas. Some themes I am exploring are light/shadow and growth/decay among other things....
When I brought some of my paintings up from my studio and lined them up against the wall, I realized that I have gone too far. My paintings are way too dark. Occasionally people tell me that I use too many dark colors, and I usually say that I like...
When I was in high school my mother found a newspaper article about The Ingbretson Studio which was located in a nearby town. I was ecstatic to hear about it because of their emphasis on academic training following the tradition of William Paxton and R.H. Ives Gammell. It seemed...
3/4/10 I had a lot of trouble getting the correct volume of my hand. I tend to avoid drawing the back of my hand for this reason. There are too many subtleties. It would take me forever to fix this up. 3/3/10 These hand sketches are driving me crazy, but the daily practice...
This is one of my favorite paintings by Thomas Eakins. I find myself thinking about it frequently when I paint. Eakins was trying to convey the intelligence of a child. This isn't just a picture of a child playing, but of a child's mind working and developing. ...