Jin and Allie are both beautiful women. If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ll know that I have two regular models – Allie and Roxy. And occasionally, I’ll work with another live model. I strongly believe that artists need to work with live models. You simply don’t get everything you need from painting… Continue reading When in doubt, paint something beautiful
Category: General Art
Homage to Mel Ramos
I’ve been in tons of bands. No, none you’ve ever heard of. The most money we’ve ever made a night was a whopping $43, that we had to split between four people. Yay! In other words, we starved. But that’s the fate of 99.99% of bands. They starve. Then they break up. However, I learned… Continue reading Homage to Mel Ramos
Honing the painting process
Process is what separates the amateur artists from the professional artists. You’ll see a professional artist with an excellent process. It will look fluid and easy reproducible. But the question is – how did they get to that point? And how long will it take? Just paint. You learn by doing. This picture may look… Continue reading Honing the painting process
When in doubt, paint dancers
There’s no such thing as too many paintings of dancers. Dancing is one of the most human things we do. I’m married. But if I were single, and I met a cute girl who couldn’t dance, I’ll give her the evil words. You know them – “let’s just be friends.” That’s right. No matter how… Continue reading When in doubt, paint dancers
On Pinups and the S Curve
You’ve seen it before. Actually, if you’ve done pinups, you more than likely already done it many times. The S Curve was first used in the West by the Ancient Greeks. Here’s The Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch. The statue depicts the Goddess of Beauty – Aphrodite herself. Imagine what that statue must… Continue reading On Pinups and the S Curve