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 [...]
The Cliffs Have Color!
Color work is progressing on the Daedalus Commission, and as promised, I'm posting a new image now that I have most of the [...]
Icarus’s New Wings, and Color!
Whew! It's been a busy...wow...almost two months since I posted images of the completed under-painting for the Icarus/Daedalus commission painting. I have finally [...]
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 [...]
‘Young Astronaut’ Finished Underpainting
The more I work on this painting, the more fun I'm having with it. I've finished work on the underpainting, and so far, [...]
‘Young Astronaut’ Underpainting Continued: The Background
I've made some good progress on the underpainting for 'Young Astronaut'. The shuttle and the station are both in place, and so far [...]
‘Young Astronaut’ Underpainting: Early Stages
With all the separate elements competing for attention in this composition, the play of light, the values and the contrast are going to [...]