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Art Immersion Retreat at Mansions on Fifth 9 Aug 2013 | 07:58 am
This was year two for the Art Immersion Retreat series. The workshop was held in the McCook House, next door to the McCook Mansion. Each day would start at 9 am with a discussion or demo. We would wor...
New Dancer Drawing 17 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
"Early Rehearsal", 20 x 16", mixed media on paper "Early Rehearsal" is part of a series of dancer studies I'm working on in preparation for a group exhibition of dancer paintings. The exhibition is t...
New Dancer Drawing 17 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
"Early Rehearsal", 20 x 16", mixed media on paper "Early Rehearsal" is part of a series of dancer studies I'm working on in preparation for a group exhibition of dancer paintings. The exhibition is t...
New Painting "Morning Commute" 6 Jun 2013 | 09:01 pm
Morning Commute, 19 x 22", watercolor Continuing with my series of Pittsburgh neighborhoods, "Morning Commute" captures a house painter walking to work in the South Side of Pittsburgh. The South Side...
South Side Rises 30 May 2013 | 01:26 am
As part of my series of paintings of Pittsburgh neighborhoods, I decided to try a landscape of one of my favorite neighborhoods, the South Side. For the past 10 years, I have only painted portraits an...
New Watercolor--Girlfriends 29 May 2013 | 10:10 pm
Something I've found helpful for my workshop students is to show them the steps that go into a painting before I ever pick up a brush. Most are surprised at the amount of preparation I do for larger p...
Red Chalk Sketches 13 May 2013 | 08:51 pm
It's amazing how something as simple as a piece of chalk and a scrap of paper can bring so much enjoyment. Saturday's figure session featured fellow artist Jeff Outlaw and the lovely dancer Joanna as...
Sunday afternoon sketch 24 Mar 2013 | 11:35 pm
Bask, 10 x 13", mixed media This sketch was done in a few hours using Conte pastels and charcoal over oil-primed paper. I have a GIANT roll of white drawing paper, so I'm trying to find the best way ...
Mixed-Media Figure Sketch 6 Mar 2013 | 11:07 pm
"Waiting", 18 x 12", ixed media Our lovely model was in between poses when I snapped this photo. I developed the drawing back in my studio after laying down several washes of watercolor. I used charc...
New Drawings--Dancer Series 26 Feb 2013 | 08:24 pm
Spent, 12 x 18", charcoal and Conte on paper This couldn't be more fun! I'm working on a series of dancer studies--drawings that will be developed into paintings for an exhibition. Initially, I...
