Charcoal drawing
I’m still on my drawing journey. I haven’t painted in almost a month! This charcoal drawing is on Roma drawing paper. The handmade paper shows the wire lines used by…
Big turpentine
After completing studies for my next BIG painting, I’m ready to start painting. At 5′ x 6′, this is my largest painting in more than a decade. A painting of…
Turpentine diaries 2/4/26 drawing
What have I been up to lately? Drawing. I’ve spent the last three days drawing. The shift from painting started when I began preparing drawings for a large (5′ x…
My fav…raw umber
Next to lead white, raw umber is my most-used color. Because it’s fast drying, it’s ideal for every use case, whether I’m making a quick sketch or preparing the underpainting…
Design process
I’ve been drawing a lot lately. I made this small study while preparing a large (for me) new painting for my Amusement Park series. I’d planned to make an oil…
Activity spurts
During a recent activity spurt, I put the drawings on 7 new paintings and 4 large drawings. This photo shows two of the paintings. The drawing on the smaller canvas,…
Drawing is always the solution
The question is, “How do I fix my stuck painting?” The answer is always drawing. When one of my paintings stalls, drawing is the cure. My most successful paintings started…
Drawing study
I finished this large study for a painting I plan. Studies like this help me clarify my thoughts. When making a study, I almost always filter out elements–hardly ever add…