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Thoughts and writings about art, painting, and tattooing, as well as my experiments and explorations in other media such as film photography, digital photography and design, video, and more.

Summer Plein Air: Chasing The Light

Summer in Texas, where I live and work, is never the best outdoor painting time. Extreme heat and incredibly harsh, searing daylight add...

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Sep 9, 20233 min read

Realism Techniques 7

I finished painting #12 in the Apostasy series, now tentatively titled Sacrificial, a few days before my recent galavant to Galapagos....

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Aug 26, 20122 min read

Realism Techniques 6

After a few experimental forays I returned to the studio recently to continue work on The Apostasy series, which has been my major...

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Jul 21, 20122 min read

Realism Techniques 5

My Black Sauce In order to add richness, subtlety and depth to the darkest areas of my paitnings, I avoid the use of the color black...

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Jul 6, 20122 min read

Realism Techniques 4.5

Here’s the followup and conclusion to my earlier post featuring a texture experiment with some new subject matter. The results are now...

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Jul 3, 20121 min read

Realism Techniques 5

Just as a tiny version of a future full-size drawing is referred to as a thumbnail sketch, the term study is often used to refer to a...

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Jun 12, 20122 min read

Realism Techniques 4

Splatter technique is one of my favorite methods for laying down a foundation of random texture on a painting. This is usually done...

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May 21, 20121 min read

Realism Techniques 3

Working Smarter, Not Harder Here are two more quick paintings from my visit to Jeff Gogue’s studio last summer, which I’ve blogged about...

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May 10, 20122 min read

Realism Techniques 2

After recently finishing my newest series of paintings for my show in May/June at Last Rites Gallery, I had a chance to revisit an...

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Mar 23, 20122 min read

Realism Techniques 1

This is the start of an occasional ongoing series on this blog where I’ll be discussing the process and techniques of sharp-focus realism...

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Jan 12, 20121 min read