As it turns out I did not take additional photos of this painting in progression. I was VERY pressed for time and ended up completing the painting asap after returning home from a vacation. Here is the final image. I still need to tweak it in a few spots because those areas smudged during transit. […]

This is my first post of a commissioned piece. Since it’s not a surprise gift I can share with you my steps as I work to capture the loving spirits of these two adorable ginger cats! Both are brothers and one has sadly passed on thus making this commission very special for the client and […]

Today I have been focusing on a commissioned piece…so during a short break I decided to sneak in Step Seven for A Cast of Shadows. Perhaps tomorrow I shall start painting but that will depend what I am able to accomplish with the commissioned piece. Step Seven: Colour Wash. Since this painting is mostly going […]

Hello All, As promised I am sharing with you another painting and it’s process. I aim to have this one done before August 28th because it needs to be dry to the touch by the 4th of September! I’m always giving myself some sort of challenge…or is that actually called procrastination? The answer is still […]

Hello All, I have been absent from posting for a while now…very sorry about that but most of the commissions that I was working on were surprises so I couldn’t very well spoil them! Soon I will be posting some work that can be shared, so please check back in the next few days for […]

Hello All, Yes, it’s complete! I finished it yesterday and now to let the final wet areas dry and then I can send it off! Step 8 and Step 9: Paint & Tweak. I reworked some of the sans colour areas and I also painted the edges. I ended up tweaking the dark areas by […]

I have been quite on the Blog front since starting a few commissions but this weekend I found the time to start a mini painting! It’s part of a Self-Portrait Project being hosted by the Art House Co-op in Brooklyn, New York. Proceeds will be going towards their Free 10 x 10 Community Art Workshops. […]

Hello All, Yes, the end has finally come! I had one more painting session this past weekend and voila I have completed Satsuma Blues! I am crossing my fingers that it will be nice and dry before I drop it off on Friday. After adjusting the photo in Photoshop I realized that I had forgotten […]

Step Eight. Paint. I’ve worked on ALL the areas and now I just need to wait for them to dry…or at least become tacky enough that I can apply another coat. I have added a little more contrast to the light and dark areas of the orange. I still would like to go back into […]

It’s Smarch I mean March! Hello, it’s the beginning of a new month and I’m still working on Poppy! Thankfully I will be done before the end of the day 🙂 but I wanted to post this image of my progress before I complete the painting! As you can see I continued working on the […]

Confession. Ha ha, yes, I cheated earlier by giving a sneak peak of the painting. I couldn’t resist but here is the proper post ;p Step One. What is the painting for? One of my goals this year is to enter more art exhibitions, especially juried ones. Time permitting is a huge factor and I […]

Poppy continued! Step Eight: Paint. Yesterday I was able to work on the painting a little more. Continuing with the petals and trying to make the oranges work together. Slowly working my way around the painting I added more definition to the light and dark areas. I completed the background. The shades of green used are […]