16x 20

These are all 16''x20" 3 hour studies. This is the last set before going to Carolyn Anderson's workshop. You will see how much I learned about edges from her!

18x24

These are all 18"x24" all completed at one 3 hour sitting.

I am in a nude figure show at Old City in Sacramento. There's not a lot of chances to show nude studies.

The painting is 30 x 40 inches from 2008. The drawings are 11 x 18 inches.

More Figures

I am obsessed with painting people. Either portraits or figures, it doesn't matter. And I can't get myself to paint a landscape. I image I will get back to plien air landscapes at some point, but my minimal energies are focused on people right now.

Larger Portraits

These are all 16x20 inches. I have been trying to bring the values in the light and shadow closer together and I think this reads well with a lighter background. It makes sense that the lighter environment would cast more light into the shadows. I think decisions like these must be made consciously as our eye tends to see the shadows as very dark.

Larger Pieces

As the work flows easier, I am able to cover more canvas in a typical three hour open studio session. These are all 18 x 24 inches.

Unusual Formats

I often hall around several sizes of canvas to the various open studio sessions. Sometimes a pose seems to cry out for specific size and format. These are 12x24. Most of my portraits are 16x20. I no longer go smaller than 12x16.