“Smoker” and “Girl with Yellow Finch”

I have just released the first paintings for 2014 at the Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They are also the first of the works to be included for my upcoming solo show at the gallery in June. Two of the four have sold immediately before I can post this but "Girl with…

Oil painting brushes

My most important tools are obviously brushes. Here are my favorites at the moment: Escoda bristle filberts Isabey mongoose rounds  Silver Brush ruby satin synthetics rounds and filberts I typically use around two dozen brushes in a painting session. I don't like rinsing them while painting and prefer to have new clean brushes per color.…

Learning to Draw: the virtues of copying

Originality is a quality highly prized in art. How does one begin to be original? By learning the basics. When it comes to learning the craft of painting and drawing, I believe that there's nothing more beneficial than copying and studying great works of art. It's how I taught myself to draw and then to…