Watercolor and ink on 12″x16″ watercolor paper I texted each of my four siblings what they wanted me to paint for their holiday present. My 15-year-old sister Loretta asked for a painting of her and her friend. This was a … Continue reading
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Where Old School Rap and Billy Ray Cyrus Meet
Ink and ink wash on 12″x16″ watercolor paper I texted each of my four siblings what they wanted me to paint for their holiday present. My brother AJ said he wanted “something to do with music.” So of course, I … Continue reading
A Lion, a Tiger, an Elephant and Anything Else I Can Draw
Watercolor and ink on 12″x16″ watercolor paper I texted each of my four siblings what they wanted me to paint for their holiday present. My sister Britney said that she wanted “a lion, a tiger, and elephant and anything else … Continue reading
Moonflower in the Moonlight
Watercolor on 12″x16″ watercolor paper I texted each of my four siblings what they wanted met to paint for their holiday present. My sister Crystal replied that she wanted a “moonflower in the moonlight.” Katy and I, of course, had … Continue reading
Brileigh
Acrylic on canvas I did this as a gift for my brother-in-law Adam and his wife Dani, of their daughter Brileigh. She was born just a couple of days after Katy and I got married, and she’s already growing into … Continue reading
Tiger Hotel
This year for the holidays I decided to do paintings for everyone in my family. Since we had our first holiday get-together, I can start sharing these with the rest of y’all! This one was done for my in-laws who … Continue reading
The Creative Side of the Mind
Acrylic and stenciled spray paint on 2? x 3? canvas. This painting was definitely a sum of its parts not working the first time around. I painted over the figures about three times until I was happy with the tones. … Continue reading
Another Hummingbird Stencil
This is probably the most detailed stencil I’ve ever done. It took me about five hours to cut out, if you can believe it! I made sure to put a fresh blade in my knife for this, as the intricate … Continue reading
Hummingbird Stencil
For my next painting I wanted to use more representational stencils, than the decorative ones I had done up to now. I flipped through my animal encyclopedias that I’ve had as long as I can remember to find something that … Continue reading
Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth
Acrylic and stenciled spray paint on 2′ x 3′ canvas. After the first stencil dried, I worked a little more on the hat, then went to work on the rest of the stenciling. First I did the white on the … Continue reading
Process: Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth – Day Four
A little more painting was done, on the arm and the hat. Then I stenciled in the white on the face. That’s right, the white was done with spray paint. Why? Why not just paint that with acrylics like the … Continue reading
Process: Fire in the Eyes, Smoke From the Mouth – Day Three
For the under-painting, I opted to go with a palette knife. The blade worked really differently on canvas, as the paint had all of those pores and crevices to fill in. I also did a little bit of work with … Continue reading