nickbaxtertattoosSep 9, 20233 min readSummer Plein Air: Chasing The LightSummer in Texas, where I live and work, is never the best outdoor painting time. Extreme heat and incredibly harsh, searing daylight add...
nickbaxtertattoosAug 26, 20122 min readRealism Techniques 7I finished painting #12 in the Apostasy series, now tentatively titled Sacrificial, a few days before my recent galavant to Galapagos....
nickbaxtertattoosJul 21, 20122 min readRealism Techniques 6After a few experimental forays I returned to the studio recently to continue work on The Apostasy series, which has been my major...
nickbaxtertattoosJul 6, 20122 min readRealism Techniques 5My 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...
nickbaxtertattoosJul 3, 20121 min readRealism Techniques 4.5Here’s the followup and conclusion to my earlier post featuring a texture experiment with some new subject matter. The results are now...
nickbaxtertattoosJun 12, 20122 min readRealism Techniques 5Just 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...
nickbaxtertattoosMay 21, 20121 min readRealism Techniques 4Splatter technique is one of my favorite methods for laying down a foundation of random texture on a painting. This is usually done...
nickbaxtertattoosMay 10, 20122 min readRealism Techniques 3Working Smarter, Not Harder Here are two more quick paintings from my visit to Jeff Gogue’s studio last summer, which I’ve blogged about...
nickbaxtertattoosMar 23, 20122 min readRealism Techniques 2After recently finishing my newest series of paintings for my show in May/June at Last Rites Gallery, I had a chance to revisit an...
nickbaxtertattoosJan 12, 20121 min readRealism Techniques 1This is the start of an occasional ongoing series on this blog where I’ll be discussing the process and techniques of sharp-focus realism...