Tag: Painting

  • 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…

  • Jeremy Bolm

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    Jeremy Bolm 12”x16″ Acrylic on Canvas (Painted from a photo by Kyle Kenehan – http://kylekenehanphoto.tumblr.com/)

  • Resist

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    Of the many faces I’ve photographed at the 16 protest rallies I’ve attended so far in 2017, this one caught my eye more than any other. Resist 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas

  • David Bowie (Blue)

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    David Bowie (Blue) 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas

  • Mark Hollis

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    Mark Hollis 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas This is the fourth painting in my portrait series of early 80s musicians — Mark Hollis of Talk Talk. I had two basic goals for this painting: 1) Start with a large brush and only switch to smaller brushes for specific details.  I have a bad habit of getting…

  • David Sylvian

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    David Sylvian 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas I experimented with a watercolor-style on this acrylic painting of David Sylvian.  I did the initial sketch with very thinned-out blue paint instead of the usual 3B pencil.  Most of the paint applied was very watery to get the desired effect. If anything this experience has made me want…