Suspension WIP – 24×30 Oils on Canvas

Suspension 24×30 Oils on Canvas So I have begun the massive process. the work is further along than this now, but I have been slack in photographing and uploading my WIPs. I’m too busy working to catalogue it all! we have also started putting up a ceiling in my studio. this should help protect against…

Russet – Nude steampunk painting

An uneasiness has been plaguing me for a few weeks since I pronounced this painting complete, an unpleasant nagging. It wasn’t until I took a few days away from it that I worked it out. So here it is revised. Same painting, but with some new improvements that just make it better overall.

Why being obsessive produces better art

The more I get absorbed in this complex steampunk series the more I wonder about my obsessive tendencies and artists in general. Recently, I’ve been having a hard time painting, something was gnawing at the back of my mind. Like a face I couldn’t put a name to it was elusive and irritating. Something was…

Friday Nude Quotes

‘I wasn’t supposed to say that, was I’ I said …’But that doesn’t make any sense… Women are naked in paintings. People buy paintings, don’t they? Women pose for them.’ Kvothe – The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Flip 2 – steampunk Daz render

Flip – Daz Studio 4 Render I love this pose so much I just have to keep playing! It’s odd how something changes with the angle. At the moment I am doing some watercolors and exploring the same pose from different angles, it’s really fun to see how much mood can change. I will probably…