Ad Astra! A finished Painting.
The painting is finished! When last we saw our astronaut, she was painted in full color with the exception of her flight suit. [...]
Now for the Fun Part…
As much fun as the Earth, the Milky Way, The moon, and the space stations were to paint, and as lovely as they [...]
Stars Above, Blue Skies Below
I did finally finish the underpainting, and after a few days the paint had dried sufficiently that the effect of the reflective glare [...]
A Quick ‘How Far We Can Go’ Progress Report…
Well, it’s been ‘another few days’, and the underpainting is still not finished. My attention for the past week or so has been [...]
Time For Some Under-painting….In Spaaaaaace!
Once I have a final to-scale drawing for the composition finished, the next step in my process is to transfer that drawing to [...]
Brainstorming a Project
I was asked whether or not I do sketches for a composition before I hire a model or go looking for additional reference [...]
How Far We Can Go
In 2003 I did a painting of a woman astronaut aboard a space station looking down at the Earth far below. ‘How Far [...]
Four Down, One to Go!
The Daedalus Project is nearing completion! I am leaving for Miami tomorrow morning to attend FACE (the Figuative Art Convention Expo), and am [...]
Daedalus Project Color Update: Burgundy Edition
Happy Friday! It has been a busy, long, and productive week of work on the Daedalus Project...and now two and a half of [...]
One Down, Four to Go
It's time, once again, for an update on what I have been calling 'The Daedalus Project'. When we last saw our heroes, color [...]