We had to drawing a still life with the value, shading, and accuracy training we had thus far. Trying to finish a whole drawing in class was a very daunting task initially. I had to hustle and the drawing isn’t really precise like my instructor appreciates. He even made a comment about it not being […]

A  smaller initial painting sketch I created helped me see what I wanted for this piece. This first “draft” was on an 11×14″ canvas board. I painted it while in my class and the instructor was very encouraging. She was worried I had done such a nice job that starting over on a larger canvas […]

This is a class piece developed around the idea of “Shared Seas.” We were required to do two paintings with this theme or the theme of immigration/migration of people. Humankind shares the world’s oceans and it’s a damn shame some think they can take advantage of it without grave consequences. This is the water pleading […]

I began this painting by using the discarded panel from my last class assignment.  The ground had been darkened and the limbs and some foliage painted before I decided to start over, but I kept the panel for possible future use. When I submitted the last post of the same scene in for grading, I asked […]