HOT OFF THE EASEL
Introducing
Stone Cold Crazy
My new YouTube channel has been LAUNCHED!
My YouTube channels has been officially launched! Publishing on YouTube is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community that has been a constant source of information for me. Understanding how it all works is quite the study, but if I can shed light on a new technique or idea to just one person interested in art and painting, then it worth doing! Planning episodes is proving to take much organization and forethought, its not just painting at my easel anymore, it’s remembering to hit the record button! It’s scary to put yourself out there being an artist as it is, but YouTube dangles you just a little further out from the ledge. Some are not sure about the subscribe button, but as a subscriber of many channels, it is not just a way to be notified of new posts, but it can simply just be supportive. A big THANKS to those that show their support!
Hiring a model to pose.
“Church” oil on canvas 20″x20″
Hello everyone, meet Jordan! This is the third painting I have completed of this very special and talented young lady. She was a student of mine a few years ago, and has since graduated form art school and has moved on to do great things. I was fortunate enough to be able to hire her for a day to capture many shots of poses and situations that I was interested in painting. My ideas for these designs were somewhat specific and required several wardrobe changes and location moves, but at the end of the day, I had 5 -8 shots out of 650 that had strong potential for becoming really good paintings! My goal was to be able to control the story that I was telling, and to convincingly portray the narrative. Photography skills are a plus when hiring a model but not at a professional level by any means, and besides, phones are making pros out of us all. “People” are not my category of choice necessarily, I enjoy landscape and still life as well and my true love – river rocks, but I highly recommend at least thinking about grabbing a friend to experiment with a few poses that you can then do a couple studies from. This exercise may lead to more refined ideas. Happy painting 🙂
International Artist Magazine Feature
