Silver Kettle, oil on canvas.

I was very much inspired by Emil Carlsen's work when I painted this piece. His choice of backgrounds is so beautiful. I think with the next one I will try an even more detailed background with softer objects.

Oil on canvas.

If anyone is interested in learning how to paint the figure in oils, I will be teaching a Long Pose Figure Painting course at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art this Spring. The class will be on Sundays from 10am tilll 4pm, 10 sessions long starting on the 19th of April. You can find more information and register at www.laafa.org or call (818) 708-9232 or (877) MY-LAAFA.

Hilary

Color study, oil on canvas.

Jazveh, oil on panel.

Sometimes it is difficult to find a connection with a still-life painting, or to even get inspiration from every-day objects to create. This was not one of those times. I loved working on this piece, even the slow days when, at the end of the day, it felt like I had made no progress.

Oil on canvas.

Giovanni, Charcoal and white chalk on toned paper.

Oil on Canvas.

Introductions

Self-portrait, oil on canvas. I painted this in the Winter of 2008, with the light streaming in through the window on my left.