Figure Drawing: Switching Surfaces

I've been using rough newsprint for the last few months. It's ok for certain techniques, but it has qualities that make it not the m...

Oil Painting - Sugarloaf State Park - The Lost Vista

Hello everyone, I am happy to share my latest painting. This landscape is of Sugarloaf State Park. It's one of my favorite hikes, and un...

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2011 Awards

Hello, I am pleased to announce that I won an award this year for my painting of The Clock Tower building in The Dalles, Oregon. You can che...

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2011 - My Return to the Columbia Gorge

I am back in California after spending a week in the Great Northwest of the U S of A. I went up to Hood River, Oregon last year to participa...

Figure Drawing - Mind Alteration

Plenty of factors affect what the end result of your drawings might look like. Anything from what type of music you are listening to, what y...

Sierra Buttes + How To Use Photo Reference for Landscape Painting

Hey everyone, I just finished this painting for a major show that I am going to be participating in for the Christopher Queen Gallery in a f...