“Anticipation” and the Return of Crewed Space Flight to the U.S.
SpaceX and NASA are officially targeting May 27, 2020 for the first manned flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. This will be the [...]
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 [...]
‘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’ Under-painting Progress
Over the past several days I been able to put quite a bit of work into the underpainting for the 'Young Astronaut' commission. I'm very [...]
‘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 [...]
A New Commission
For the past several weeks, I've had a really cool project in the works that I'm excited to finally be able to share. [...]