I thought I’d share a little bit of technique I used as part of my Water Elemental repaint project. The original image was made by drawing out the image in pencil on vellum, scanning that in, and then painting it digitally. Inspired by a suggestion from a friend, I...
Sep112019
Water Elemental Palette Knife String Technique
Oct72015
Golden Dragon Eye (In Progress)
New oil painting on the easel! Here’s a shot of the work in progress. I decided to play with the yellow color family with this one. I’m looking at the changing autumn leaves for some inspiration. 6″x6″ oil on prepared board.
Jul222015
Gen Con 2015
Next week I’ll be at Gen Con, July 30 – August 2, 2015. I’ll have originals and limited edition prints available. Bear Falls will be there. I’ll also have my dragon eye drawings and paintings on display and available for purchase. I’m really pleased with how I designed the...
May272015
Bear Falls Prints Available
Limited Edition prints of Bear Falls are now available in my Square Market Online Store. The image measures about 8.125″ x 10.333″. It’s printed with Epson DuraBrite Ultra Ink on 8.5″x11″, letter sized, Epson Premium Presentation Matte Paper. Shop now >> Rushing wind. The calls of the birds hardly...
Apr292015
Bear Cliffs – Painting in Progress
Here’s a little peek at the oil painting of my Bear Cliffs project. P.S. I’ll be set up during Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl Friday – Sunday May 15 – 17. Details coming soon.
Feb42015
Roses Oil Study
What could be better than roses that won’t wilt? Give them to your sweetie or buy them for yourself to enjoy! These rich red roses are painted life size on an 8″x10″ canvas panel. Yours for $150 + shipping (and tax if you’re in MN). Buy now through my...
Jan212015
2015 Winter Art Classes – There’s Still Time!
It’s not too late. Come join the fun! Portrait and Interior Class Make your own magic! Learn to create beautiful portraits from classically trained professional artist Christine Mitzuk. Beginner and intermediate students welcome. Spots still available! Sign up today for Christine’s Tuesday evening portrait class at The Atelier,...
Dec312014
Painting Values
This experiment isn’t my idea. It’s based off something Jeff Larson does during his still life painting workshop at The Atelier. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. I watched him do something similar during the workshop demo but wasn’t able to take the hands on portion...
Nov122014
Color Board Mixing Tips
Several weeks back I posted a bit about mixing the Richard Schmid color boards. Here are a few more pointers. Instead of using Matte Medium as surface prep for the canvas board, use Matte Varnish (I’ve been using Liquitex). Using the Matte Varnish was a recommendation from someone else....
Oct82014
Color Mixing Boards
Based off Richard Schmid’s boards as he describes them in his book “Alla Prima Everything I Know About Painting”, I’m creating color boards using the Paxton Palette. (We use the Paxton Palette at The Atelier). Ivory Black Raw Umber Alizarin Crimson Indian Red Light Red Cadmium Red Light (this...