Portrait of a Girl

I've been commissioned to draw a graphite portrait of a cute little girl. The portrait turned out nice, although this picture of it looks kind of grainy. It's better in person, I swear! 9x12

Sailboats

Here's another painting I did drawing inspiration from my Impressionism book Shannyn gave me for my birthday.

I really tried to use minimal, big, loose brush strokes. The small boats on the dock, for example, are just a couple strokes of bright paint on top of the dark paint underneath. The figures standing on the dock are just scribbles of paint. There's a high risk of looking sloppy and awful, but if its done right it can convey light, energy, and feelings in ways meticulous brushwork can't. 12x16

I'm Back!

Well, its been quite a crazy month. But good news! I'm back and I'm settled in Columbus, Ohio. I've set up a small studio in the apartment to bring more paintings into the world, and I've got one for you today.

I know, it's just like Monet's Poppy Field, so we'll call it a tribute. He's definitely one of my favorite painters and I hope to paint like him someday. 16x20