“AJA” 16″ by 20″, oils on canvas. I had the pleasure of painting from a live model this past weekend at the atelier school Arte Verissima in Piedmont. The model, Aja wore a great flamenco dress with an intriguing polka…
“FIRE GIANT” I have recently finished the second piece in my Norse series, titled “FIRE GIANT.” I have to admit, I am really excited about this one! I feel like some risks I took in the formative stages of this…
Did some sketching over the holidays… Just woodshedding, trying to keep my technical skills sharp. And my blog is officially two years old! It’s a toddler now, or something akin to that. I hope this continues to be a relevant…
Study of Rodin’s “The Athlete.” Study of Rodin’s “The Call to Arms.” Last weekend, I had the pleasure to visit the Legion of Honor museum in San Francsico. The Legion is most definitely my favorite art museum in the Bay…
I just returned to the modern world from an epic backpacking trip in the South Eastern Sierra Mountains. It was a very inspiring journey and super good for recharging my artistic batteries. Here are a few pen drawings that I…
I visited the Legion of Honor Museum last week in San Francisco and was pleasantly surprised by their exhibit, “The Mourners.” Although my original intentions were to view the stunning collection of Dutch and Flemish masterworks they had on display…
My latest painting has been driving me a little stir crazy recently… I’ve heaped an ambitious amount of elements together in a single painting and it’s taking quite a bit of time to stitch it all together in a…
On Thursday of last week, I got the chance to see Buckeye Knoll, an indie rock group with folk influences play at an Irish pub called The Starry Plough in Berkeley. I arrived just in time to catch their set…
One of my favorite things about travelling is simply seeing new places. This may seem fairly obvious when exploring an unknown space, but in terms of art it can get rather complicated. I am a firm believer in the theory…
I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Chicago recently, a fascinating city filled with art. Upon departing for the “Windy City” of the Midwest, my greatest anticipation was for the Art Institute Gallery. I had seen a sampling of their…
