Emily Green Hat

This is the second painting of Emily. I wanted her in a hat so I found one on the internet and painted it on her. The image I found was a white hat but I wanted it to be much darker so I married the 2 images in Photoshop and fooled with the lighting and colors until I found what I wanted. This is oil on masonite 11x14

Goliath

I am working currently on a Children's Sunday School publication. This is a illus. I did of Goliath in full fighting gear for that piece. I am also doing David and the 2 opposing armies. I will try and post them as I finish them. I start off by scanning in my drawing /sketch into Photoshop. I then render it using various layers of transparent and opaque colors much like when I render an illustration using traditional paints like oil and watercolor. The cool thing about Photoshop is that you can undo and fix any problems.

Emily

This a small portrait I just completed of a beautiful girl I work with. I wanted to paint her because she has a timeless quality to her. I was going for a Rembrandt/Mona Lisa feel on this one. I love to do moody paintings like this with a strong light source for a dramatic feel. I am planning on using Emily as a model a lot more in the future. I will post paintings of her a they are finished.

Oil 10x20"