I am busier than ever… so why do I feel that I am not getting much done? I was going to release my second video today. That was my goal. But, as you may have guessed, it is not ready yet. I have had my classes, workshops and commissions cancelled, so I should...
Hi! this week I am taking you to a wonderful blog spot called How to Pastel. If you are not familiar, it is run by a wonderful artist, Gail Sibley. She asked me to be the guest blogger this month so I took a blog post from a few weeks ago about painting skin tones and...
In the very beginning of designing this painting I asked myself- “What is most important?” And was easy to pick her eye. In most portraits the eyes can easily be seen as the most important element and quite often I set up a “dominant” eye. With...
Hang in there everyone! Glad you could join me again this week from containment. I sincerely hope that talking about painting will keep your mind off any worries for a few minutes and we can chat about beauty and art. So continuing from last week, as this painting...
“What color should I use for skin?” I get asked this question all of the time. Last week I talked about how low-chroma colors can serve you well when thinking about painting people. This week I want to think about the opposite. How high-chroma color can...