P&C Head Studies

A couple sketches at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago:

Gouache & charcoal on tone paper. 25 minute pose.

Colored pencil on tone paper. 15 minute pose.

Chicago Self Portrait

I painted a self portrait at the Palette & Chisel last night before going to the evening drawing session. I used acrylic paints on a primed MDF panel.

In progress:

The final result:

Detail:

Lady Agnew & Alyssa

Study of J.S. Sargent's "Lady Agnew". Golden OPEN Acrylic on chipboard.

My newly arrived niece. Golden OPEN Acrylic on chipboard.


Colors used: Paynes Gray, Cadmium Red Medium, Yellow Ochre, & Titanium White.

Painting at Seymour Oktoberfest 2012

I spent this past weekend at the 40th anniversary of the Oktoberfest in Seymour Indiana. I decided to set up my easel and paint a scene of the bank along with the booths along the edges of the street. The following images chronicle the process:

Keying up the canvas:

Lots of people stopped to watch while I worked. It was encouraging to see that people are still interested in painting and respect the craft.

Progression of the painting:

I painted this scene over the course of 3 days to make sure that the light was consistent. Thankfully I established the direction of the light and the main light and dark patterns so I could still work on it when it got cloudy.

Adding a foreground figure helped to push the building back in space.

The folks at the red booth in the center of the picture bought the painting on the last day. I had offers from several other people as well. 

"Seymour Oktoberfest" (SOLD) oil on canvas 18"x24"

This was the largest plein air landscape I have ever painted. I had also never painted from the same place over multiple days. I learned a lot about the advantages and challenges that the extended time, crowds, and changing weather provided. It was very exciting and rewarding and I look forward to doing this sort of thing again.

Portrait of Uncle Dale

Oil on canvas panel, 9"x12"

I have been staying in Indiana with my uncle Dale for the past week. He willingly sat for me this morning while I immortalized him on canvas. 

Colors: Yellow Ochre, "Red"(Terra Rosa w/ some Perm. Red Medium mixed in), Trans. Red Oxide, Paynes Gray, & Titanium White.