Category Painting

Uncovering Buried Treasure Back when I was in art school, I had the chance to take a portrait painting class with a professor well known amongst the student body to be one of the hardest, yet most inspiring teachers. I…

My goal for this session was to complete the grisaille underpainting. I had originally begun the painting by toning the canvas with raw umber, intending that the tone would show through in some areas of the finished painting. It seems, however, that I have a knack for constantly finding new approaches while obsessively reading about painting and drawing.

As a change of pace, I decided to take a break from obsessing over Bargue and work on some oil painting. I've currently got a painting started that I feel has a lot of potential.