July Print of the Month Contest has a new twist!

This time not only do you have a chance to win a print but you can get $10 off a signed and numbered limited edition print of "Fresh Linens"  just for participating!

All you need to do is post a comment about the artwork ("Fresh Linens") and at the end of the month I'll pick my favorite. The winner gets a limited edition studio print of "Fresh Linens" ($75 value) and the rest of the participants get emailed a code for $10 off this month's featured print. YOU MUST ENTER AN EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE OPTIONAL FIELD (EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE NOT PUBLICLY VISIBLE). Comments must be of sincere quality and meet standards for approval by the moderator. 

Unapproved comments are not eligible. One coupon code per order.

Scroll down to the comments section to leave your post.  Remember, if you want to get your prize or receive your coupon code you must LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU SUCH AS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS if you. Your email address is not posted publicly. 

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Congratulations to Joel who won last June's Print of the Month Contest! Your "Tie the Knot" print is on the way.

On the Drawing Board: Mixing up some hair color

Much like blond hair, rendering red hair requires quite an array of colors to make it look authentic.  There are not only the variations in the color of the hair itself but being lighter than black or brown, it captures and is affected more by the light sources shining on it. 

Pride Weekend Sale

From now until 6PM Monday EDT get 10% off prints and originals when you use code EQUALITY at checkout.

A dash of ginger perhaps?

Outline done, time to begin a new pastel painting.  I'm toying with the idea of make this figure a ginger. What do you think? Oh and why are redheads called gingers? All the ginger root I've ever seen is pale yellow.

New Release: "Born and Bred"

Fittingly my first piece completed in Vermont is a farmer.  The farms and food culture is a big reason why I moved to Vermont.  

Get 10% off the list price during the official Day of Issue on the original and prints. Now until approximately 8:00 AM EST June 18.

Time for the new Print of the Month Contest!

It's June Already!

Win a $75 print

All you need to do is post a comment about the artwork ("Tie the Knot") and at the end of the month I'll pick my favorite. The winner gets a limited edition studio print of "Tie the Knot" ($75 value).  

Not sure what to write?  Here are some ideas: comment about what or why you like the piece, what it evokes in you, how it relates to a personal experience. 

Scroll down to the comments section to leave your post. You can sign in with Facebook, Twitter etc. That's it!  And thanks for participating!

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Congratulations to Chris who won the May contest for "Bathed In Love".   Your print is on the way Chris!

On the Drawing Board: a pattern emerges

I rarely attempt fabrics with patterns in pastel.  To create the geometric lines and edges on soft folds along with the colors and shading is quite a challenge.  But sometimes the challenge is what makes it interesting.

On the Drawing Board: Building a forest with pastels

In art it's usually easier to create a forest than it is a tree.  For the tree covered hills in the background I first filled in the area with a dark forest green, and rubbed it in with my finger to fill in all the fiber of the paper.  Next I used a brighter green to shape out the trees.  I only used my finger to drag the edge of the brighter green into the dark, but kept the hard top edge so the trees had form, otherwise it's just a blurry green mass.  A couple even lighter greens were used to add secondary highlights to the tips and a drab brownish-green was used for showing leafy branch clusters in the shadowed areas. 

If I had thought of it, I would have taken pics of the steps I used and posted them as well. 

3 Originals Sold

The originals Devil's Playground, Sexually Implicit: Red, and Hung have all recently sold to private collectors and are no longer available.  However you can still get limited edition prints of all three pieces.