Newbie

Full, 2011. oil on canvas 30 x 40. sold

A new medium sized painting.

Running

Last Light, 2011. oil on paper. 12 x 12

"In the moments you feel really afraid of something, run right into it. When I have, I've learned the most about myself and had the greatest satisfaction."

-Brit Marling

New painting

Illuminated, 2011. oil on paper. 16 x 16

A new paintings I just delivered to the Elliott Fouts Gallery.

It will be part their July show, Where We Live, a group landscape show held at the gallery every year.

The work should be posted online by July 1st.

enjoy.

w/c

Racing Down, 2011. watercolor on paper, 4 x 10. sold

A recent painting.

Tools of the trade

My drawing supplies.

Aside from the more normal supplies, I use some unusual tools to move and remove the charcoal and pencil from the paper including sandpaper and razor blades.

I can be pretty rough on my drawings.

a small one

Distant Showers, 2011. pencil on paper 5 x 6 sold

When I usually start a drawing I will begin with pencil and then move onto darker vine charcoal because I like to get as much contrast in my drawings as I can, but at this small scale I love the delicate nature of using only pencil and I can get enough contrast by building up layer upon layer of a soft graphite pencil.

b & w

Building Spring, 2011. charcoal on paper 22 x 30

a new drawing.