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Inspirations and sketches from my studio in the Catskill Mountain. The solitude of my Artist Retreat compels me to keep exploring, seeing, experimenting, and painting all the picturesque quality outside my window.
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Enchanting Sconset, Nantucket
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Excercise with Values
Old master Jean-Francois Millet wrote that "If a sketch seen in the dim half light at the end of the day has the requisite balance-ponderation-it is a picture: if not, no clever arrangement of color, no skill in drawing our elaborate finish, can ever make our a picture."
another exercise in getting messy with values |
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Sunday, May 14, 2023
From Antique Dress to Licensing
Distant hills & sky outside my window is usually the source of my art. But inspirations can show up in any form.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Learning to work with Layer Mode on Procreate
Most of my design starts as a painting. It's a lot slower, but I still enjoy playing with art supply. After scanning the original painting, I bring it into Procreate. I usually start off by clicking on different layer modes to see the possibility. After alot of clicking, this version was the most interesting.
I thought I better write it down, cause I definitely wont remember the steps involved to recreate this again.Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Inspiring Evening Sky
A very rare meeting of Venus & the Crescent Moon. I was treated to a lovely pairing off of the two brightest objects in the night sky, as I got home yesterday. I would not see so many stars if this is a full moon.