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Another Acrylic portrait painted in the style of Chris Crites
Once again I return to this method of painting a face. This is a portrait of my heart side, a man I recently became reacquainted with. This painting method is incredibly useful for learning a face. It helps me see midtones and shadow, and keeps me from painting with the left side of my brain.…
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a crow day
Today was a crow kind of day. June is the month of the year when the days are the longest, and the crows who are raising babies are waking up much earlier (and waking me up too) than they do other months of the year. As always, living in Seattle, I see crows all the…
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Seward Park View
. Thank you Tom Hoffmann! I have officially done more plein aire this year than I have the last 5. This morning, I seized the morning light and painted a Lake Washington view from Seward Park. I rushed down the hill before 8:00 AM only to discover I had forgotten my paints. Determined to make…
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Morning in the coffeeshop
One of my strategies for avoiding bad traffic is to get near to where I want to go before the inevitable heavy Seattle traffic hits, and then hang out in a coffeeshop (or library) until the appointed time. I always try to be prepared with drawing and painting equipment and something to read. Yesterday, I…
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Tender sketches from the beginnings of my adult life
I am going through stuff in my house, trying to reduce clutter. As a result, I found these wonderful treasures from my past. This first portrait is of young love. We used to sit and gaze into each other’s eyes. True love. This is Donald, but a little stylized. Hey, I was in love! …