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 [...]
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 [...]
Out of the Box
The 'Young Astronaut' is back from the photographer after some good dry time and a light coat of varnish. The varnish, incidentally, did [...]
All Systems Go
I believe this painting is finished! Other than a few very minor touch-ups, most likely unnoticeable in a photo, and a coat of [...]
That’s a Nice Suit You’ve Got There!
Somehow another week has already passed! It would be hard to believe if I didn't have some serious progress on the 'Young Astronaut' [...]
Skies of Blue, Clouds of White
Time for an end-of-the-week progress update on the 'Young Astronaut' commission. The past week has been all about getting some color into the [...]