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Painting from Photos
In all my demos and workshops I often say painting from photos is the reason that the end result of so many artist paintings end up so mediocre. Well, that is the polite version. It [...]
Greg Moore, Portrait of a Port Coquitlam Mayor
I recently finished my portrait of Greg Moore, the Mayor of Port Coquitlam, and had the opportunity to present it to him at the start of the first council meeting of 2015. The portrait came [...]
Opus :: By All Means Create
I was fortunate to be involved in an inspiration painting video series title, "By All Means Create" that Opus Art Supplies in producing. It's a series that covers discussions with various artists about [...]
Oil Painting Demo :: One painting with Many Lessons
This is an oil painting demo I recently painted for a group I regularly teach in Langley. The focus of the demo was to how to see and paint the subtleties of colour reflection in [...]
Thumbnail Sketching
Within my workshops I try to emphasize that photos are one of the reason an artists painting is so bad. Photos darken the darks and lighten the lights, killing any interesting value scheme. In addition, [...]