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. ...
2/22/10 Maybe I'm tired tonight, but my daily sketch did not pan out. I'll give it another shot tomorrow. ...