Art Blog

This is how I start out with a portrait. The client sends me the reference photos and then we start arranging them in a way that works to the animal's advantage. This will be fun to post from start to finish with this portrait

I forgot to post the final of Rocotillo. This piece is 24" x 30" so it makes a statement when you see it. I forgot how much I enjoyed working with oils and plan on adding more into my portfolio.

I never posted the final shot of the oil I did of this llama. It is 24" x 30" so it is a statement piece. I enjoyed doing it so much, I plan on adding more oils into my portfolio.

This is the frame that cause my dilemma. I could just see a tiger looking through the opening.

I thought I was finished drawing until the Dublin Art Show. I figured I would get prints ready, matted and wrapped as well and print more note cards, but last night my son and I went to look at frames for some of the recent work and everything changed. I didn't find the frames for the finished work but I found some that inspired me to do new pieces. So this is a first, the next portrait is designed around a frame. I started it this morning. I hope you like the preliminary work.