Throwback Thursday and Some Covid-19 Journey Thoughts
Hey everyone, I wanted to share some thoughts with you. Before you read this here. Please consider going to my Patreon page and read it there. While you’re there – sign up to be a patron. $1 a month gets you access to my content. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Here’s a piece I completed a while back. You […]
Wheel of Time Fan Art Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran
Amazing Things!
I recently made a post on my patreon page. I want to share it here too. Thank you to everyone who loves, supports and encourages me. https://www.patreon.com/posts/33134582 I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge a few amazing things. 1. My wife. An incredible and supportive source of wisdom, encouragement and stability. 2. My […]
Faces – Basics of Portraiture
It is with great pleasure that I announce my first e-book. Faces – Basics of Portraiture. This 40-page book records the practice of drawing portraits over a 30 day period. It includes 90 + portrait studies and instruction on the basics of drawing the face. Here on this post, you can download a low res […]
Process Video for Wheel of Time Fan Art Painting
Hey everybody, I’ve posted a new process video on my youtube channel which shares my process for creating Nynaeve al’Meara for the upcoming Wheel of Time Tv Series. I’ve really been enjoying creating fan art around the cast of the show.
Painting a Fantasy Novel Character in Procreate
In this video I share my process of creating a portrait of Moiraine Damodred. Aes Sadai of Tarvalon as played by Rosamund Pike in the upcoming series produced by Amazon Prime TV. The struggles to see correctly continue. But I do feel like I’m growing in my ability to draw and paint portraits. Procreate is […]
8 Tips for Managing the Creative Journey in the Context of Life
On July 15, 1977, a small 6lb boy was born to a young couple who lived in the small town of Gibbons northeast of Edmonton. That boy is now 42! What in the what? How did I get here already. 42 and almost 19 years married (to the most amazing woman! I successfully married up.). […]
Amelia Earhart
This last week I completed a small 8″ x 8″ painting of Amelia Earhart. The piece was precipitated by a friend of mine asking if I’d be interested in taking part in an Art giveaway on Instagram. I decided to partake! To create the piece I looked up a whole bunch of photos of Amelia […]
Wrong About Genre
So the other day I posted about the breakthrough I had in defining the genre of Possum Awesome and the Tome of Tomorrows. Well, turns out I was wrong. Big surprise! I’ve been learning so much lately as I continue to dig through the Story Grid content. I genuinely feel like I’m growing as a […]
Captain Marvel Portrait
Hey gang! I’ve completed my latest superhero portrait! It’s a timely rendition of Captain Marvel. I hope you like her. I’d like to say I’m going to go see the movie but I have a sneaking suspicion that time and budget will not allow it! Let me know what you think of her in the […]