Ephrata Saints #3 Sue - Finish!

Ephrata Saints #3 Sue

Ephrata Saints #2 Tim - Finish!

Ephrata Saints #2 Tim

Ephrata Saints #2 Tim - The end is near...

I am still very surprised of how quickly I am picking this up. It has to do with all of the years I spent only drawing. Behind every stroke of paint and brush are hours upon hours of drawing practice. 

Ephrata Staints #2 Tim

Starting to work on details....

Ephrata Saints #2 Tim

It is remarkable how the process of painting happens right before the eyes. Twenty years of only drawing is making this transition very smooth and enjoyable.

Step two: The Lay-in

Ephrata Saints #2 Tim

I started a new painting in my Ephrata Saints Series...
Step 1. Drawing

Step One: The Drawing

Morning Dancer

Morning Portrait

Ephrata Portrait

Learning to paint

I have started to teach myself to paint... of course I have picked up a little of this and a little of that along the way, 1,000 of hours of drawing, some inspiration from Ken Laager and reading a few Andrew Loomis books.

Morning portrait

Ephrata Saint Painting...

I started painting a portrait today. It took a lot of courage to take this next step in my journey as an artist. Drawing has been my mainstay for over 20 years. There has been flashes of painting over those years, but never in traditional oil. So here is the process.

I had one of the models from a
life drawing class pose and took a
picture using my iphone.

A background from the
arts and crafts movement.

Layout #1

Layout #2

First step it to draw a tight drawing from the photo
using panel board bought at AC Moore. 

Morning Drawing