I never know when to stop gilding the lily. Here’s a quick watercolor sketch of me and my Cousin Ed. Sometimes you just have to jump in ! 5×7 on cold pressed paper.
Heads up: Taste of a future interview with John English
Why should anyone bother about learning art without having a bunch of decades to develop mastery?
What something extra do you bring to the table? and how?
At what point on the paper do you touch the pencil to begin? Does the first line of a novel just fall out as complete? Or the melody for a song? Or a letter? What is your process?
Painting Portraits. A Universe in Each Person. What speaks to you?
Have you ever tried to draw someone you know? or even a movie star? We all see differently.. and focus on different parts of what we see. The better you know someone, the more you see the Universe within them. By watching how people move through the world and what they write or say… by […]
Commission: Happy Holidays Everyone
Andrew Butters, KD McCrite, and Gordon Bonnet I love the people I get to meet through this life. These three each are dynamite authors and buddies–the kind of friends that support each other, cheer, and laugh bunches. I’m so honored that KD asked me to paint this commission as a surprise for the guys this […]
Abstract-ish Art vs Realism
What happens if I try this? Or put some red here?