This is an 8×10 watercolor painting I have done for the Triangle SPCA. It will be available for purchase via SPCA acution on October 4. Courtney Banko provided the beautiful reference photo. I may do one more painting. As I commented to Courtney, both Artists and Animals are in need of patrons! Here is the link…
This is my watercolor “North Hills fountains- III”. It is my first plein air painting done at night. It was painted as a part of North Hills Plein Air competition and received first place in the “Spirit of North Hills” category. I had done two more paintings of other North Hills fountains, one each in…
“Redhead” and “Still life with Camera” are my two paintings which received Honorable mention in Jerry’s Artarama’s Charvin contest. Both were painted on linen with a limited palette. I painted both in a traditional manner. These paintings are currently in Jerry’s online gallery: http://www.jerrysartarama.com/Galleries/Charvin-Gallery.html
I frequently copy drawings of Old Masters. Here are three of my recent drawings. Michaelangelo’s “Pieta” is one of my favorites. Although Michaelangelo never did a painting of it, I hope to do one someday. There are some difficulties in making accurate copies. But, I enjoy the process and learn a lot from the past…
This is a study for my new still life painting. Charcoal on paper. 8″x10″. It is a strange little drawing, done from life in my studio. I decided to do this still life for multiple reasons. The watches used belonged to my father-in-law. He passed away two years ago. Just few days ago, my brother-in-law…