TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Bridge of Khazad-dûm
[caption id="attachment_77259" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Bridge of Khazad-dûm, framed, 79" x 93" overall , oil on linen, in situ in the studio[/caption] I am thrilled to be able to share with you the latest large scale work from my series of oil paintings of Middle-earth, the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. I have been interpreting the world of Middle-earth ever since being introduced to The Hobbit as a young teenager and avid Dungeons & Dragons role-player. Artworks from…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Step By Step: Portrait In Oil
July 1, 2024 - Back in 2017, I attended a working art retreat with friends. I was working in games, so my day job work was all digital, and I was itching to get the traditional media out and paint. I didn’t feel a pressing desire to paint a fantasy scene or portfolio piece at the time. I’d been meaning to paint a portrait of my mother and had taken photos the last time I visited her with that purpose in mind, so I decided that would be my traditional piece for the week. I’m a big fan of mixing powerful, saturated colors to get neutrals. I don’t usually use a lot of earth tones, and prefer to use intense color and do a lot of my mixing on the brush rather than pre-mixing on the palette. Looking at…
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