Northern Neck Artisan Trail · oil painting · Step-by-step · Technique

The Cannoneers: Veteran’s Day 2019

It took me a while to screw up the courage to tackle this painting. Part of me wants to do it again bigger. I actually think it would be easier if painted larger… like twice it’s current size. It is 10″ high by 30″ wide. There are just so many little bits to this thing.… Continue reading The Cannoneers: Veteran’s Day 2019

Materials · Northern Neck Artisan Trail · oil painting · Step-by-step · Technique

The Right Surface

When I started painting many, many years ago in school, I was taught that there was really only one surface acceptable for fine art paintings: canvas stretched and primed with acrylic gesso. I’ve learned since there then are a whole lot of other options and so long as you approach the issue in a logical… Continue reading The Right Surface