It’s almost time to say goodbye to winter. What a kind and brief winter it’s been. I know that the unseasonably warm temperatures are a symptom of of our dying planet, and will bring increased disease-bearing insects to our summertime, however this warm and relatively snow-free season of darkness was… Read More »The Thaw: Late Winter Landscape
This latest illustration was done using both transparent and opaque acrylic inks. Our assignment was to do an illustration of a “fade-away” figure, where an aspect of the figure blends into the background to create flat areas that contrast with rendered, round areas. At the beginning of the semester, I… Read More »Corseted Wallflower
New painting! This one is a commissioned piece. Its a portrait done from an old photograph. I restored the colors and worked in washes at first to build up an underpainting, and then went in with my final colors and strokes. The face took me a very long time to… Read More »Portrait on the Grass