OK, everybody loves Bling. So, let me tell you her story. Back when I was living in Dallas as a State Farm agent, they were pretty strict with what business I could write, so anything I couldn't I would toss over to Jay Freeman, an "excess lines" agent. (Things like DWI's, motorcycles, etc). I had [...]
I painted this turtle in our little efficiency on the beach in White Sound about 3 years ago (2012?) Unlike most of my pieces, I started out with some water soluble crayons (GREAT fun!) and just scribbled big circles and ovals on a 36X36 canvas. Then I poured water on the marks, making them look [...]
NOTE: This is Part 3.... catch up by reading parts 1 and 2 below! It's been a while, but thought I would wrap up the journey of the painting.... After composing and creating the painting in my mind, building the bars, laying it out on canvas (see parts 1 and 2), the rest was [...]
A large canvas like this can be pretty overwhelming, especially when you can't ever see the whole thing at once. Working from my sketches, I started with the top of the reef, adding sections at a time. Working my way down. Now, I get to add my favoritos: fish. Plus Fish [...]
How does one paint a commission… that is to be ten feet by four and a half feet wide?First of all, you have to give it a lot of thought. Figure out what you want the painting to be.Then, go find reference material toward that end, sketch it out.So, a giant reef, from the ocean [...]
