I took a ton of pictures of this painting before and after delivering it to my friend Brownyn today, but it turns out that the best picture I took of it was on my cellphone, which is the pic above, before I signed the piece. The digital camera shots were all extremely out of focus or in weird lighting that reflected off some of the still-tacky violet paint. So here are two shots of the same painting in different conditions. I may, at some point, borrow the painting again and see if I can get professional photos taken to reduce loss of quality here, but for now I definitely prefer the cellphone shot. :)

Here is the digital camera shot, after signature.

Here is the cellphone shot, before signature and a few touch-ups.

So I’m going to meet you halfway and start sharing my works in progress, which is admittedly a little bit intimidating to do as an artist.

This is my rough lean underlayer and a little bit of preliminary painting for a commission I am currently working on of a dear friend’s daughter. We both loved the accidental classical pose so much that it insisted upon being realized as an oil painting. I will continue to update as I progress through this piece.

I also have several posts that I need to make about some other exciting things, including a news article/interview about me, and a much-needed post about the Gala that my work and I were recently involved in. Stay tuned!