Mar 11, 2023
Abstracting the body with a set behind in a drawing involves simplifying the shapes, lines, and forms of the body and the set. Geometric shapes and curves are rendered in a minimalistic, and abstract way by emphasizing certain lines and shapes. When expanding a...
Mar 7, 2023
From my drawings with a live model, I go back to my art studio. I first play with more drawings on larger paper, then to watercolor with colored crayons and eventually to even larger work in oil. Each medium offers its own challenges. My main challenge is how...
Dec 8, 2022
This piece will be in Arts Students League Xmas Show and is for sale. I started this piece at one of favorite places, Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua, New York. There is a wonderful Japanese garden that I love to go to and do plein air.
Nov 30, 2022
It has been a exciting and rewarding year being back working with live models. These poses are from very quick poses of 1-5 minutes with a wild set behind them. My drawing and painting has transformed into a new creativity. Then I go back to my studio. I try to...
Nov 27, 2022
These are the latest drafts of some plein air work that I started. These started at the farm that Andrew Wyeth painted at in Brandywine, Penn. Then I worked on enhancing the design on the canvas and changing the interpretation the...