Month: July 2017
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas I’ve been very motivated lately and just completed my fourth painting in two weeks. My stay-wet palette has allowed me to reuse the same paint for all four paintings although, after two weeks, some of the paint was feeling a little tacky. I’ll start with fresh mixes on the…
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas This one didn’t go as smoothly as my Tom Waits portrait, but I’m still very happy with the result. The colorful skin tones I started out with didn’t seem to fit the subject, so I pulled them back. I tried lots of different techniques on the skin including palette…
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Tom Waits
Tom Waits 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas I painted this portrait of Tom Waits from a black and white reference photo using just the value information. The skin tones were left over from my John Taylor portrait, and I created some new mixes for the more colorful skin tones. The face colors were desaturated by mixing…
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John Taylor
John Taylor 11”x14″ Acrylic on Canvas My goal for this practice portrait was to loosen up and not sweat the details. I painted most of it with a large flat brush and resisted the urge to smooth out all of the transitions. I think the painting has a more relaxed look as a result. This…
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Anthony Green
Anthony Green 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas I’ve been working hard on my process lately. Identifying the shortcomings in my previous paintings and brainstorming solutions. This portrait is the culmination of everything I’ve learned so far. Question going forward: Is it worth the excruciating effort required to achieve realism or would it be better (and more…