Last month I was invited back to the Toasted Oak Grill & Market for additional painting work on more blackboards. You can read about my previous work here. It’s a bit of a challenge to paint on a chalkboard, it doesn’t [ . . . ]
I had an interesting challenge last week- to paint some signage and quotes on new chalkboards for the local restaurant Toasted Oak and have it look like it was done in chalk. Doesn’t sound too difficult, does it? Did I [ . . . ]
French Shops Wall Murals I have returned from the streets of Paris! What fun to immerse myself in the flavor of the city of lights, the french language, and remember my long ago trip to see the ‘Tour Eiffel’. I [ . . . ]
Street Scene Wall Murals I spent most of the week in Grand Rapids, Michigan working on this really fun project. Long working days, but since I’m not commuting back across state except on the week-end, what else was there to [ . . . ]
I am so pleased with how these came out! This was a really fun and challenging project- large scale murals in a basement without windows, painted on concrete block, depicting my interpretation of the 23rd Psalm. The painting part is [ . . . ]
Finally! I got to start on this mural project this past Monday! I’ve been looking forward to it for quite a while- since late May actually, and hope to have it finished before Thanksgiving if all goes well. I’ve [ . . . ]
I am really happy with how this Colorado artwork turned out! Shadows stretch across the meadow and the rising sun sparkles through the river to dapple the rocks. There is still a bit of pink in the clouds in [ . . . ]
Landscape Painting Techniques After looking at my photos on Saturday, I was not happy with the shadows on the meadow- they were too flat and horizontal in direction. I felt that they should be on a slight angle toward the [ . . . ]
I barely had a chance to work in the studio on this yesterday, but did manage to at least take a photograph when I finished for the day for this landscape painting tutorial. So this is where I started [ . . . ]
How to paint a landscape: Below is a quick pencil sketch of my intended painting- showing lights and darks, shapes, and the overall composition. It’s pretty rough, but the painting is fixed in my head already completed, so I really [ . . . ]
