I paint and draw in a variety of media: oils, acrylics, watercolors, pen and ink, graphite and watercolor pencils. All art materials I use are among the best professional PAINTINGS Paintings created in either oils or acrylics may be painted on canvas that has been ACRYLICS If you would like to shorten delivery time, an acrylic painting is a good choice. OILS My oil paintings tend to have a creamy or “buttery” texture. They are created without any form of turpentine. WATERCOLORS Depending on the subject, the watercolors I use may be transparent or opaque (called gouache), or both. DRAWINGS I usually begin any artwork with a pencil drawing. As preparation for a painting, a drawing becomes a study. When a drawing is meant to be the finished artwork, it is often more fully developed by adding more detail. Depending on the medium used, my drawings may be created on heavy-weight drawing paper, or on 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. The paper may be textured or smooth, depending on the subject, such as an animal's coat. GRAPHITE (PENCIL) Working in graphite achieves a wide range of textural subtleties, from the softness of a furry coat to the smooth contours of rippling muscles. Graphite also has a wide tonal range, due to its ability to create many shades of gray along with a soft black. PEN AND INK Pen and ink drawings have a personality all their own. Being strictly black and white in color because of the black ink on white paper, tone and texture are achieved more by the size and shape of the spaces between the pen lines, than they are by the nature of the drawing material. PEN AND INK WITH WATERCOLORS For those who like a pen and ink style, and would also like color, I enhance the black and white drawing by adding watercolors. Depending on the subject, the watercolors I use may be transparent or opaque (called gouache), or both. |