Want to see first-hand what my plein air painting classes are all about? Join me for a FREE plein air painting demonstration! When: Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 8 – 11 am Where: Ojai, California’s beautiful land conservancy site, the Ojai Meadows … Read More
Follow along through this step-by-step oil painting demonstration of The Old Road. I completed this piece in my studio using a couple of photo references I took near Mono Lake, California. As you will see, this one required a bit … Read More
This step-by-step demonstration shows the process I often use when creating a medium-sized or larger figurative painting from a photo reference. It’s a method in which I start in one area (usually the center of interest) and work outward from … Read More
I enjoyed the honor last night of doing a painting demonstration for about 60 members of the Westlake Village Art Guild. The evening began with a nice dinner after which I was introduced and invited onto the stage. They had … Read More
This step-by-step demonstration shows the process I use in my studio when I create a larger studio landscape painting based on a smaller painting that I completed in the field. Below is the 9″ x 12″ plein air painting that … Read More
For this studio painting I used Claessens double oil primed linen canvas, #15 (my usual painting surface). This painting, as with most of my larger paintings, was completed using a photograph as my reference. (My wife, Sarah, is the … Read More
For this drawing I used vine charcoal and compressed charcoal on a 12″ x 16″ sheet of Strathmore 400 series 80 lb. drawing paper. My source photo is one I took of my wife, Sarah, wandering out in the snow. … Read More