Nap Time #3 (in progress)

Okay, this isn’t really only the third painting session, but I didn’t dare show you all the previous two or three before this! Frightening! For literally 15 painting hours, I went backwards. Once again, I seemed to forget everything I learned. I’m starting to question the whole inspiration thing. Every successfull artist I’ve ever read

In Progress-#2

This is after my first day of working on laying in the main colors. I quickly blocked in the background and started adding detail to the part of the blanket that’s wrapped around the baby. I changed the position of the face, and added detail there. I quickly blocked in shadow colors on the arms

Nap Time — In Progress

Okay, so I’m on to something new. This is a large painting, one of the largest I’ve done. It’s 24″ x 30″, and so far, I’m enjoying the size for the clarity of detail and features that can be attained. This is almost life size. Since this isn’t a daily painting, I thought I’d post

Paniolo — Hawaiian Cowboy

Well, I just finished writing this whole post a few minutes ago, and somehow deleted it! Now I have to start again…DAMN! Sometimes I hate computers!Anyways, I want to thank the wonderful girls who left me some great feedback. I took your advice and now I have a painting that I’m pretty happy with!I lengthened

Fresh off the Easel

It’s finally done…I think. I’m not quite sure I’m satisfied, but I don’t really know where else to go with this one. I’ve done so much to it already, that I should have planned in the beginning for. If anyone’s wondering if it’s really worth while to do those thumbnail sketches…IT IS!! I only did