Flying Turtles Process

I’m not quite sure where it came from. The idea arrived, and delighted me with its silliness. I pretty much followed my usual process on this one: drawing, reference, value studies, color studies, paint. Line Drawing and Value Studies This time I drew on tracing paper and did minimal values with the...

Oil Painting Experiment

I’ve been told not to paint with regular cooking oil. It’s isn’t a drying oil. Instead of just accepting this I got curious. Yesterday I made a little test. I used Raw Umber oil paint (it’s one of the faster drying oil colors on it’s own). The brand I...

IlluXCon 2015

I’m prepping for IlluXCon which takes place weekend in Allentown, PA. My newest originals, “Golden Dragon Eye”, and “Voodoo Queen (Woman of Power)”, are framed and ready for their debut! You can see them in person this weekend. I will be in the evening Showcase Friday, October 23, 8:00...