Tag Archive for: painting from life

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Phippen Western Art Show 2019

I was thrilled to be juried in to the prestigious Phippen Museum Art Show this year and spent last five months painting away mostly Prescott area landscapes. The show was on the Memorial Day weekend, in my hometown of Prescott, AZ. It was a…

Awaiting the Storm

I stood at the cross-roads today watching the oncoming storm... Painted two panel side by side to capture this beautiful panorama that I get to see driving out to town everyday. What a lovely stormy weather. I love Monsoons!

Latest Plein Air Painitngs

Some new Plein Air paintings from last couple of weeks. I have started going out again once or twice a week. Prescott is so green right now, I am afraid I am going to run out of green paint!!!         &nb…

Contemplation

My current model Justin. An actor, an athlete, ex air force. And a very nice but intense person. I had a lot of fun painting him, I was very unhappy after the first session, but I am happy with it today after my second session. Now I just need…

On Fire

I haven't posted on my blog here d=for a while... But here is the finished painting of Shelby. On Fire oil, 18" x 24"

Shelby

Our current Monday morning "Pushing Paint" model is Shelby. She is a 1/16th Native American. She is wild, excited, an artist and a musician. I have one more Monday to work on this.      

Thinking of You

Our beautiful Monday model Rani. So full of ideas and ambitions. She is a farmer, a musician, and everything else under the sun. She believes in self sustenance, growing your own food, composting, eating good and exercising. Some may call…

Dusk

Painting people- figures/portraits - bring out such deep emotions and feelings in me, that they are hard to describe. I feel like I have touched the souls of these models. Many times my hands begin shaking and it takes over my whole body. I…

2014-3-19 at Granite Mountain

Yet another attempt at this beautiful mountain in my backyard. This is the first painting after I came back from Eric Merrell's workshop in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, CA. What a beautiful place, so inspiring! I will be posting the paintings…

Stood Up

I finished this one last Monday actually. But something about this February is strange... We are doing the same model again but a different pose. Click here to view a larger image and purchase information.