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New portrait - Melissa 60 x 90 cms
hi!!! Just finished this one, she’s a make up artist... I don’t know exactly what it is but there’s something bothering me about her face... any comments? Please help 😃
Re: What I have been working on...
well...….. when it rains, it pours..... I just received notice that my "Lilacs in Purple Vase" was juried into the "People,Places and Things" exhibit : 
it is ongoing until the end of September so I currently have two gallery shows happening which is a first for me! I am fully aware of the struggles and waves and ups and downs - what we do is difficult - it is by hard work and determination that we keep dusting ourselves off and pushing through to honor our artistic vision.
I hope that everyone with a creative spirit is not letting anyone stop them from manifesting what they desire. I am feeling extremely grateful right now. Thank you to everyone who has offered words of encouragement and support.
it is ongoing until the end of September so I currently have two gallery shows happening which is a first for me! I am fully aware of the struggles and waves and ups and downs - what we do is difficult - it is by hard work and determination that we keep dusting ourselves off and pushing through to honor our artistic vision.
I hope that everyone with a creative spirit is not letting anyone stop them from manifesting what they desire. I am feeling extremely grateful right now. Thank you to everyone who has offered words of encouragement and support.
Re: Painting from Photographs
Quite right, that blue van in the bottom left looks awful! 
Re: Water Fountain New Color Nocturne Painting WIP - Update
I apologize for the little bit of glare, almost looks like I painted it like that, but not. Keeping it loose, I'm only painting shapes that I see, no detail work as such. A certain amount of smoothing some of my lines needs to take place. Most of this was painted with a #4 filbert and #2 round, just a little rigger work. This will be wrapped in just a couple of days, thick paint dries real fast. I only have the figures to complete and the running water from the top. My primary focus is completing this asap, other things that I have in the works can wait just a little while longer.
Another copy
Maybe I'll develop a personal style one day..but this is not the day..
however this is a copy of a Daniel gerhartz painting..
A clarification: I'm not a professional painter so I don't earn anything from this painting
that is: this is not intended to be sold
your opinion appreciated
however this is a copy of a Daniel gerhartz painting..
A clarification: I'm not a professional painter so I don't earn anything from this painting
that is: this is not intended to be sold
your opinion appreciated
Re: A Painter At Heart
Nothing unique; I painted since I was a child. Life got in the way. First real taste was acquired in 1993 by looking at Van Dyke's paintings - fine colors, amazing strokes, beautiful forms. Then in 1996, when I was 14, an English Constable showed how to see and feel 
After 29 years I'm trying harder not to fake it thanks to my wife and my dad.
After 29 years I'm trying harder not to fake it thanks to my wife and my dad.
Re: A Painter At Heart
I was born an artist, I'm told, though I never really worked at it. I was also born with a hose in my hands (umbilical cord) so I was also a born firefighter. I worked at that for 47 years. So, as a painter, I make a pretty good firefighter.
Sargent Master Study W.I.P - El Jaleo
I had a such a great learning experience copying Sargent's Oyster Gatherers http://forum.drawmixpaint.com/discussion/10240/sargent-master-study-finished-oyster-gatherers-of-cancale/p1
that I decided to go down another Sargent journey and take on another one of his masterworks. El Jaleo. I love everything about this painting. The composition, colors, energy, and brush work.
It's only a fraction of the original size 30" x 40". I added a little more to the top and bottom to make up for the scaling difference. This is the largest canvas size I've worked on so far. I went ahead and gessoed my canvas twice. The second time using a brown acrylic for tone. I layed out a grid of 3" squares for a drawing guide, penciled it in, and sprayed a fixative over it. I think my first plan of attack would be to lay in the blacks, wall and ground. Wish me luck. I'm gonna need it.
that I decided to go down another Sargent journey and take on another one of his masterworks. El Jaleo. I love everything about this painting. The composition, colors, energy, and brush work.
It's only a fraction of the original size 30" x 40". I added a little more to the top and bottom to make up for the scaling difference. This is the largest canvas size I've worked on so far. I went ahead and gessoed my canvas twice. The second time using a brown acrylic for tone. I layed out a grid of 3" squares for a drawing guide, penciled it in, and sprayed a fixative over it. I think my first plan of attack would be to lay in the blacks, wall and ground. Wish me luck. I'm gonna need it.
