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Of Mentors and Influences

Today, July 7, 2026, marks my 10th year of being involved with art groups, and I’ve been looking back at the people who helped me reach this point. My career as an artist did not just materialize out of thin air. It is more than a decade’s worth of hard work. This isn’t a listContinue reading “Of Mentors and Influences”

Saturday Plein Air Surprise

2:00 PM, Saturday, 25 September 2021. I went out to paint a nearby coffee shop and restaurant using gouache. I used the iron triad (terra rosa, prussian blue, yellow ochre, and titanium white). While painting, a child approached me and asked if he could watch me work. He said was waiting for his father, whoContinue reading “Saturday Plein Air Surprise”

Applying James Gurney’s Spotlight Underpainting Lesson

I tried to paint the view from our doorstep (we are in the third floor of an apartment). I was planning to paint a car too, but I need to stay at home for a few days. I used an underpainting similar to the one Mr. Gurney made for the spotlight effect video. I madeContinue reading “Applying James Gurney’s Spotlight Underpainting Lesson”

Intense Detail, Heavy Rain, Changing Lighting Conditions: Painting a Pottery Shop on Location Using Gouache

Last August 30, I tried to paint the pottery shop just outside the apartment complex where I live. I always found it as an interesting subject but the task just seems too daunting due to all the detail. I was inspired by Mr. James Gurney’s county fair video to finally give it a try. IContinue reading “Intense Detail, Heavy Rain, Changing Lighting Conditions: Painting a Pottery Shop on Location Using Gouache”

Midnight Plein Air: Painting a Streetlight in Casein

Some plein air studies are only possible at night. Around midnight I went out and tried to paint the streetlight visible from within our apartment complex. I used casein, specifically the following colors: cadmium yellow light, cadmium orange, cadmium red pale, shiva violet, ultramarine blue deep and titanium white. I had some trouble mixing aContinue reading “Midnight Plein Air: Painting a Streetlight in Casein”