This is a 9 X 12 oil painting of a seven month old red dun filly we own.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Plein Air
This plein-air I did last spring. Unfortunately oil painting has become seasonal for me. 
I stay very busy with caricatures in the summer / fall and have more time to paint in the winter.
Below is a photo taken of me in January at a paint-out in Grand Marais MN. It was COLD!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Cintiq 12WX
I recently purchased a Wacom Cintiq 12WX. It's a pressure sensitive tablet that allows you to work directly on the screen so it has a very natural feel.
This is my first digital painting, it took about 20 hours but a good portion of the time was spent learning how to work the Cintiq.
Digital painting has some advantages over traditional painting. It is much faster and easier to change your image which is ideal for illustration work.
It is exciting to be involved in the traditional oils that has been around for hundreds of years and a brand new style of painting.
However I have no intention of replacing my traditional oil painting with digital.
A computer screen does not compare to my french easel, paints and brushes and being outside on a beautiful day. You cant beat that!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Photo shoot
We took about two hundred pictures yesterday some of them I will use for painting references.
I think the light coming threw the dust is a really interesting effect.
The first photo is of my mare Duchess we are practicing a sliding stop.
The other photo is of my trainer Kate Lehman "in the cowboy hat"
This October has been excellent riding weather.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Daisy Duke
In Junior High I absolutely loved watching the Dukes of Hazzard!
The casino hired me to pre draw these cartoon background that Daisy and Cooter would sign.
Then I would draw in the persons caricature on the left side of the paper.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Caricatures in Hayward
This summer I have been drawing caricatures downtown Hayward WI, near Anglers restaurant. Its always fun meeting new people,this little girl is only 10 years old and can really sing. check out her music at http://www.youtube.com/leahmarlenemusic
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Shirt Designs
These shirt designs I did for a company in Hayward WI.
They were drawn out on paper and then colored in photoshop.
They were drawn out on paper and then colored in photoshop.
Palomino Filly
This is an oil painting of a yearling filly I own named Holly.
I just love the way her mane moves and catches the light. A nice thing
about painting palominos is that the sky plain reflects nicely off of them.
Notice the reflection of blue on her back and mane.
Of course keeping palominos clean is another story. To keep her main and tail bright white
like this Is very high maintenance. It can go from gorgeous to looking like a mop in no time at all.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Grand Marais paint out
The first week of February I joined a group of sixteen artists in Grand Marais, Mn. for a paint out.
Yes, that's right, painting outside in the middle of winter!
We stayed at Camp Menogyn, a YMCA facility.
The Art Colony put on a show in Grand Marais at the end of the week, they did a great job.
To view more photos and paintings of the week check out this link.
The paintings I produced up there are still at the Art Colony, you can view them at the link above.
These two winter studies I did in preparation for the paint out. Making sure all my winter gear was warm enough.
I painted the same white pine from different angles, this trail borders our property, so it's nice that I didn't have to walk very far.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Mall Doodles
This December I have been drawing caricatures at the mall in Rice Lake Wisconsin.
When there is no customers I keep busy with these life sketches. You always start fast because you never
know how long your model is going to be in that position. " usually not long". Most of these drawings are finished from memory.
There is a new trend with teenagers. they can stand around and text for a long time and remain perfectly still! for an artist that can be a good thing.
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