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Who Says I Don’t Paint Selfies?
Yep this is a selfie of me. I was showing the painting in a Zoom meeting with an art group and I realized it was me—after I realized we no longer had rule of law in the U.S. Oddly it’s one of the first color illustrations I’ve made in the first 3 months of the […]
Another Portrait on Arches Text Wove: A Video
In today’s post I have a video of me sketching in brush pen and then painting with watercolor in a hand-bound book I made with Arches Text Wove Paper. I talk about the paper, the book I made, the materials I use. This was made while I was still trying to work out where […]
Portrait of a Black Dog
I paint a lot of black dogs. I lived with black and white dogs for 14 years. I have never liked using black paint in my watercolors and acrylics. The same is true of my color pencil work. So I always used mixed neutrals to make black. There are lots of advantages to mixing your […]
What’s on Patreon October 2023?
This month I’m looking at simplification—of color choice, color washes and layering, and of course ink lines. Everything in drawing is basically about making choices and simplifying things, but it’s the really fun mental game of it, so I think it’s always good to talk about it, demystify it, and help you enjoy your drawing […]
Warm Up Sketches and a Watercolor Portrait Demo
I made the above sketch in June of this year when my bronchitis was just ramping up. After a couple warm up sketches I ended up making what is currently my favorite sketch of the year. (I framed it and hung it on the wall as a reminder to me of all the fun […]
I Launch a Patreon Site for Sketching and Painting Videos
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