Kylie & her portrait

Signed, sealed, delivered.

Kylie's photoshoot was done over a year ago, she grew a lot since I last saw her.

Seeing the faces of the family when I deliver a painting is so much fun. I would like my art and my life to brighten the corner of a small place in this world each day. I love painting children, they inspire me with their sweet spirits & purity of heart. May we all become like children with a heart that is pure and full of love to share with others around us.

Kylie's Portrait

This short Video shows the progression of the

Portrait  (oil on canvas).

Progression of a painting

Progression of a painting

"Crayfish in a cup"

oil on canvas

Progression of Painting

Charcoal Portrait Drawing

Charcoal Drawing

Modern day example (above) of a charcoal portrait drawing. The quality of this medium is excellent. It should always be framed under glass to protect the artwork.  Hang the finished work away from direct sunlight to protect it from UV rays.

The History of Charcoal drawings: 

Charcoal was often a key component of cave painting with examples dating back to at least 28,000 years ago.[9]

One of the oldest painting is a picture of a zebra found at the Apollo cave in Namibia.

In the renaissance Charcoal was widely used but few works of art survived due to charcoal particles flaking off the canvas. At the end of the 15th century a process of submerging the drawings in a gum bath was implemented to prevent the charcoal from flaking away. charcoal paintings date as far back as ca.23,000 BC. 

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Update on Barbarella Blue Painting

Portraits provide a permanent visual reminder of the ties between the generations of your family, expressing the emotional connection between you, your ancestors and your descendants. Long after photographs have faded, portraits remain.

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Madelyn's portrait progression.

Portrait Painting

Madelyn's portrait progression.
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Portrait update

Madelyn's portrait still needs a lot of work, but there is joy in the journey.

Madelyn's Portrait

It’s the light and dark values in relationship to each other and the simplified massing of values that play such an important role in a composition’s design. In addition, those light and dark value relationships impact the quality of light and “luminosity” in a work, as well as strengthening an illusion of space, and atmosphere.

It's finish !

oil on canvas painting

The background has been painted.  I'm really looking forward to starting on the foreground.

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Interesting email

I received this email from a lady:

"Hello, I've seen the painting you did of the buggy driver with two mules... As a fun side note, the driver in your painting is my husband, Dave and the "white" mule" is Blue. Dave and Blue are training a new mule here, and together they have trained over 50 mules within a 5 year time span. Dave is also the first driver of a team rig within the city of New Orleans since the 1940's. You have captured a very special moment in your art and I want to thank you for it. When Dave first saw this, he was as a complete loss for words. And as a tour guide for over 15 years, I can tell you THAT rarely happens!"

Armoire Panels

Here's another update on the project I'm working on for Ace Hotel, New Orleans.

This is a set of Armoire panels.

Scenic Louisiana bayou.

Here's another update on the project I'm working on for Ace Hotel, New Orleans.

This is a set of Armoire panels.

Scenic

bayou cypress tree,

 Louisiana.