A work in progress…..client commissioned wood plank siblings portrait. Stage 1 – (above) sand the wood board and draw my portrait in pencil Stage 2 – (below) apply several coats of thin acrylic washes and then carefully ink over the pencil drawing Lastly….add some detail to lashes and hair…cleanup lines and add some finishing touches [...]

Artsy kids might seem shy at times. They might retreat into their sketchbook, or coloring book or picture book. Their christmas list might be filled with items like colored pencil sets, air dry clay, and anything with “Crayola” in front of it. And if an artsy kid grows and matures into an artist as an [...]