Tucket, an oil portrait

09/01/2010 - I like to get an idea of the dog’s personality before I paint their portraits. When Tucket’s family told me her favorite activity is duck hunting it posed an interesting challenge for me. I wasn’t quite sure how to incorporate this into the portrait. I did several small sketches to get a better idea of

Helsem Bend Backyard

08/31/2010 - This is a house portrait I did for a Realtor as a new home owner gift. It is a 9×12 art marker drawing. It is the first portrait I have done of a backyard, which created some challenges. I couldn’t go to the house to take more references pictures so I had to work from

The Wedding Party Studio Mural

08/30/2010 - When The Wedding Party Studio in uptown was updating their look they had to paint over an existing mural.  I painted a mural with a similar feel to their previous mural, but in line with the updated color scheme. I also incorporated their logo, two birds sitting on a branch. This was my first large