Quick Studies

One of the best things i could of done for my artistic career is take Quick Studies with Craig Nelson. To make a long story short, what used to take me 8 hours, i can now accomplish in a 20-40 minute session. I learned to make decisions and be confident with my paint and brush.

So here's a sampling of the work i did. I really have more like 45-50 paintings, but all the confidence in the world wont make them ALL good paintings!

Still Life's; ranging from 20-40 mins. Some in class and some were assignments

Landscapes; Mmm, comfort zone. I see my self going out and painting plein air for a looong time. The top one is from photo reference from a trip to Cabo, the middle are on location. A windy location. As the sand plastered to the painting will show...

 Figures; ranging from 20-40 minutes

And this painting was an 8.5 hour painting. 18x24 panel.

Color Script

color script

And just for fun, a 40min quick study.

WIP

WIP

Some color roughs. These served as a great learning tool, but i'm ready to redesign and really knock it out.

pushing forward

starting to work out some color on my main character.

First pass. Still feels a little choppy, and not in a good way. But i'm feeling good about it.