The Color Work is Almost Finished
I'm just about finished painting the color layer over the monochrome underpainting. In fact, I have maybe a day's worth of minor touch-ups [...]
Painting Color Over an Underpainting: Part Two
I'm continuing to work with color over the monochrome underpainting, and am focusing on the comfy chair our young reader is occupying. I [...]
Painting Color Over an Underpainting: Part One
The background of the 'Space Reader' painting is close to being finished. For the last few days, I've been working on painting color [...]
Why Have an Underpainting?
With my last few paintings I've been using an underpainting, which is not entirely new to me, but a technique I haven't used [...]
Oil Transfer is the Best. Seriously.
I can't overstate what a fan I am of using an oil transfer to get a drawing from paper to panel or canvas. [...]
Creating a background…
After playing around with a few different ideas for what to put in the background of this new reading-themed composition, I ended up [...]
From Drawing to Painting
Step 2 - From finished drawing to starting a painting At this point, the conceptual work is mostly finished, and it's time to [...]
A Really Large Painting on Aluminum Panel: Construction and Logistics
I recently had the opportunity to paint a 194 x 92 inch (roughly 16 x 8 feet) commission piece specifically designed to fit [...]
Building and Preparing and Aluminum Composite Panel for Oil Painting
NEW!!! If you’re interested in connecting, learning new art techniques, having early access to new work, and even studying art with Bryan, please [...]
Performing an Oil Transfer
So you've just finished work on an awesome drawing in preparation for what should be an equally awesome oil painting. All your proportions, [...]