New Art: May Queen

I’m excited to show you The May Queen (this is the piece I posted about last week). She is a companion piece to Jack in the Green and prints of both are available through my online store. Both original paintings will be at my IlluXCon Showcase table this coming Friday, October 20th (8...

Is it Done?

How do you know when something is done? The deadline can be a big help but what if there’s no real deadline? My most recent personal painting seemed to drag on. Part of the reason why was life events taking priority, part of it was perfectionism, part of it...

New Art! May Queen

My interpretation of the May Queen is a companion piece to Jack in the Green. Their world is bleeding through to our own. I’ll show more of the process some time after I finish the painting. For now, here’s a shot of the drawing. I hope you enjoy it.

Plein Air at Twilight

Nature is one of the best places from which to gather reference. I’ve been working on a piece that is set during twilight. Using my memory, I made several attempts at a twilight color and value scheme in color studies but the look and feel just wasn’t coming across....

Saturday Full of Art

This coming Saturday is full of art! The MN Landscape Arboretum will be hosting a show of works from The Atelier titled “Breathing Classical Life into Today’s Art: Works from the Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art in Minneapolis”. Reception: Saturday, June 3 1:00-4:00 pm There is a fee...