Progress January 23

Getting accustomed to the new space in Illinois 

Progress January 9

I've been busy painting but not posting

I have no excuse

Here's a few pictures of some of my latest in progress

Progress October 12

I am going to work at the farm for most of the day so the oil paints are staying in the freezer

Here is a shot of my Christmas image in progress

Have a great day

Progress November 11

 I haven't blogged in a while. I don't have any explanation for this. Here are two of the pictures I've been working on.

Progress October 15

Here is the latest 

Progress October 12

My kids are home from school this week

Even though I haven't been posting I still surprisingly have been able to work on my projects

This is a drawing on Bristol in graphite. I've been experimenting with drawing media this year and am so far happiest with graphite. Hobby Lobby had a bunch of new products I haven't tried yet. I got some of those yesterday. I am planning to work bigger and have some large sheets of Strathmore Bristol board on order. Hopefully it will arrive within a week.

I also got the chance to revisit a picture I started last year.

It's been bugging me that I haven't really gotten it to a stage I'm happy with. I was able to set aside and get back to it this morning. I am in the process of lightening it overall and removing much of the blue hue. More on this one after Tuesday.

Progress October 1

I think all but a few details are left to do on this one. Actually I am not too happy with this photo. The darks in real life look richer than the photo depicts. Uggh. Getting work to look good in reproduction is an unending struggle. I am going to wrap up his dark valued companion picture next and work on a drawing that is in its final stages, The goal for fall is to finish up many of my projects in progress and start some fresh new pictures.