Hello friends, I just wanted to give you a glimpse of a piece that I’ve been working on lately!
Read moreNewest Commission is Complete!
Hi friends, so I’m happy to say that my newest commission is officially complete! This was a month long project so I thought I would break down as much as I can about it for you so you have get a taste of my experience.
First of all, the couple who requested this painting is absolutely in love with the landscape scenery in New Mexico so they sent me some photo options for the painting reference. I narrowed down the choices to what I thought would make a great painting and we eventually decided on the scene you see in the piece.
Once we all agreed on the image, I started to lay out my painting with an initial sketch to make sure everything was in its proper place compositionally. With the sketch in place I started to tackle this huge piece section by section starting with the foreground and moving my way back in space. A bing component of this piece was light and shadow since the scene takes place during sunset so I made sure to pay special attention to how the light was hitting different shapes and textures and then what shadows those shapes created. Another component that I really tried to pay attention to is the colors in this piece. Most of the colors in this painting are subtly shifted depending if they are in a light or shadow so I wanted to make sure the colors were accurate and vibrant.
The last major section I filled in what the sky so after that I when back into every area of the painting and worked on textures and contrast .
Overall I’m very happy with how this piece turned out and I really hope that the couple who requested this piece enjoys it for years to come!
Recent Sales!
I’m really happy to say that durning the Stanley Arts Festival “Winter Solstice” was sold along with two other small paintings to this lovely and kind couple!
In addition, “Dusk” was sold as well!
New Washington Landscape!
Hi everyone! I wanted to share my newest landscape painting titled “Winchester View.” While I was getting married in Glacier Washington I was able to get some amazing photo references for new paintings! The incredibly dynamic and jagged mountain peaks were so inspiring and interesting that I might have to create a special Washington series of paintings! So here is the first piece! This 11”x14” original painting is available for $300. Click here to purchase!
"As One" A New Terra Human Painting!
I'm proud to bring you my newest Terra Human painting "As One.” Whenever I reflect on my artistic process its always safe to say that I’ve chosen a profession that requires an incredible amount in internal motivation that solely depends on my personal drive and dedication , and while working on this piece I felt constantly driven and inspired to create something that surpassed anything I've ever created. And by creating small attainable steps for myself everyday I was able to accomplish what I set out to do! So here is the final product along with a description. Below these you will find some process photos along with some descriptions of my painting process.
Painting Description
In this piece humans and nature breath as one. The divisions that we have insisted on for generations have evaporated and we finally see ourselves reflected in the natural world that surrounds us. Plants, trees and moss start to grow with her body as her hands reach into the earth with humility and understanding. The curves and angles of her limbs are reflected in the surrounding landscape showing the balance we can achieve when we listen and reflect. As she sleeps her breath soars with the birds in the sky while her heartbeat synchronizes with the core of the earth.
Creation Process
Before approaching this painting I did a few studies first starting with a sketch, then a landscape study and lastly a figure study. When planning large paintings like this these studies become incredibly helpful in order to learn about your proportions, size ratios, values and colors. After the studies I laid out my composition with pencil on the canvas, making sure to measure out proportions early. Now that I had the pencil sketch I started to paint in small (bite sized) sections as to not get overwhelmed. I started with the figure because I knew she would be the most challenging part of the piece and I wanted to achieve a certain glow in her skin by layering paint. I very interesting tip that I recently discovered by painting many figure studies is that the face will always contain more pink color than the skin from other parts of the body. It creates a much more natural look!
Once I painted the figure to about 90% I started painting the surrounding landscape section by section paying special attention to color and value. The colors were very important in this piece, because they showed how the sunlight was hitting the mountain peak and illustrated the shadow below. Another key decisison that added to the realism of this piece was adding cast shadows behind the tress on the figure to show that this figure was indeed a part of this landscape and had her own weight and mass. And finally once I filled in each section of the surrounding landscape I evaluated the painting overall as a whole and make some small adjustments in order to make it feel cohesive and alive!
This lovely original painting is available to purchase for $3000 in my online shop! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE!
Newest Terra Human in the Works!
Hi friends, while I was working on my recent commission I was just so inspired by the large scale of the piece that I decided to painting new newest Terra Human piece in a huge canvas! (24”x48” to be exact) Recently I’ve been in the habit of creating small to medium sized paintings because they can act of faster studies and they will be more affordable but I also think there is something to be said about investing a lot of time in a big project and using it to push your skills forward.
So here is a progress shot of this awesome project! This piece is almost complete as of now and I’m really excited to share it with you all soon!