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Notes & Advice 12: What To Consider When Setting Up A Still Life
Discussing some of the subtler points of still life setup with Jake Meeks of Fireside Tattoo Network and Podcast. Part of my alla prima...
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Apr 5, 20201 min read
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My 20-Step Program for Perfect Art Reproductions
If you’re a painter or visual artist working in any traditional media, capturing digital images of your work is practically a requirement...
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Mar 12, 20206 min read
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Miniature Landscapes
This past month I unearthed a bunch of tiny frames from my studio storage for the purpose of painting little gifts for friends and family...
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Jan 2, 20161 min read
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Daily Rituals & Creative Routines
This year I’ve been picking my way through the book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work in little bits and pieces and being thoroughly...
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Jun 5, 20141 min read
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Transfiguration: Process
Here are some studio and process shots from the few months’ timespan of painting my latest large work in the Apostasy series:
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May 20, 20131 min read
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Glorification
My latest installment in The Apostasy series, and the last for 2012, is now complete. Four times as big as the next smallest piece in...
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Dec 31, 20121 min read
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Notes & Advice 1: Stepping Back
Words of wisdom, from the astoundingly skilled, 26-year-old, San Fransisco-based painter Hsin-Yao Tseng: “It’s important to squint your...
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Sep 3, 20121 min read
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In The Studio 2
After completing painting #12 in the Apostasy series this week I cleaned out my solvent rinse cup which I’d realized had possibly reached...
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Jul 24, 20121 min read
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In The Studio 1
I had these studio pictures laying around, so I figured I’d post them. They’re from my recent series “The Apostasy” which is still on...
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Jun 21, 20121 min read
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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
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