My first oil painting. Originally completed in December 1994,
this painting was done in gray. In June 1995, I added the color
using a transparent glaze.
The apples were easy and their shiny texture was quite satisfying.
The rabbit frustrated me to no end. I finished this second painting
in January 1995. Upon displaying it at work, a lady commented that
she had a porcelain rabbit just like it at home except that it had
a hole at the back for cotton balls. I checked the original subject
and sure enough, it had a hole for cotton. I was stunned that the
painting was accurate enough for someone to recognize a specific object.
2/13/95
This view was copied off of a picture on a postcard. If she had it to do
over, Debbie wouldn't have let me paint it because it got me terribly
frustrated. Still, the result was worth it. The only parts I'm not happy
with are the man's jaw and the overall suggestion of an x-ray negative.
4/5/95
Andrea generously offered to leave the props untouched for the three sessions it
took to complete this painting.
5/10/95
This was sketched after a few lessons at the Art Center College of Design.
It was my first tone drawing of objects more complicated than fruit
and bowls. Most women can see the towel right away. Men have some strange
guesses (a tooth for example).
This was a graduation drawing which marked the start of oil painting classes
at Debbie's home school. I love the renaissance style. This was my only
drawing that used both line and tone techniques in combination.
This watercolor was inspired by a visit to VirtualWorld. The drawing was
the first to be done from imagination rather than a real object or copy
of another art work. I tried to incorporate several devices, tone to indicate
the direction of light, use of whitespace to suggest extreme heat,
atmospheric perspective, depth through overlapping objects, and a
complementary color scheme. The deep blue matting really pops the colors
on this one and makes it more dramatic. No one seems to like this one
except for me; guess it's a good thing I still have my day job.
This airbrush was designed to use a monochromatic purple color scheme
and depict dirty, broken glass. The speckles were made by blowing
paint through a straw.
This is an etching on a black scratch board. I sketched the cover
of the Seal album in pencil and then etched it in board with a razorblade.
The highlights are done with cross-hatching in a pen and ink style.
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