Tag: acrylic

  • Aleah (Stranger #5)

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    Aleah (Stranger #5) 11”x14″ Acrylic on Canvas

  • Jay (Stranger #96)

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    It’s been exactly a year since I last painting something.  I did this stranger portrait yesterday as a way of brushing off the cobwebs.  It’s amazing how much you forget in just a year.  I’m hoping to ramp back up and create some more work soon. Jay (Stranger #96) 14″x11″ Acrylic on Canvas  

  • Self Portrait #4

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    Self Portrait #4 12″x16″ Acrylic on Canvas I started this painting by squirting paint straight onto the canvas and loosely spreading it around with a palette knife.  Working from a black and white photo, I initially just focused on getting the values (lightness and darkness) right in the flesh tones.  Then I mixed up some…

  • Lily #2

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    Lily #2 11”x14″ Acrylic on Canvas This was a difficult one.  Since I was painting my daughter, I didn’t feel as free to experiment.  I took a very conservative approach to the painting and it shows.  Also, the colors I mixed for the skin tones were a bit drab and my numerous touch ups made…

  • Jimi Hendrix

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    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…

  • Thelonious Monk

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    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…

  • Tom Waits

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    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…

  • John Taylor

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    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…

  • Anthony Green

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    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…

  • Self Portrait #3

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    Self Portrait #3 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas This portrait was an experiment in loosening up and letting the brush strokes show.  It didn’t look very promising at first, but I persisted.  In hindsight, the colors I mixed were too brown/green tinted and the result looks a bit muddled.  I should have started with “normal” skin…