A Short Break

After years of dreaming of owning my own home, it's finally happening -- Nowell and I put an offer in Monday, and yesterday it was accepted! We close in just two weeks, so things are moving very fast - and we'll be moving very soon.

I'm hoping to get my new studio set up and functioning as soon as possible, but in the mean time things are going to be a bit insane so I'll probably not be posting many paintings for a few weeks. (I even tried to crank out a little Daily while we were waiting to hear about our offer, but my brain is just not capable right now of the focus that requires!)

Soon I'll be back in my routine and you can expect to see daily paintings and larger works posted more regularly. I'm also looking forward to my upcoming workshop with Juliette Aristides next month, which is sure to be inspirational.

Thanks again for all your support and encouragement since I started my Daily Painting endeavour.

Tissue in Lightbox II

6 x 8 inches, oil on panel

Pear SOLD

8 x 8 inches, oil on panel

Tissue in Lightbox I

6 x 8, oil on panel

As much as I appreciate my bank of north light windows, the constant white diffused light can get boring after a while. So with some tips from my RISD friend Scott I set up a light box for myself - basically a cardboard box with an incandescent light shining through a hole onto the still life below. You can see the results of my first attempt with the light box here. I'm looking forward to experimenting more with this new setup.

In line with my 2007 resolution to continue my formal art education, I signed up for a figure drawing workshop with Juliette Aristides, who has just published two books about classical drawing and painting. Five full days of drawing! The workshop is the last week of March, and when it's done I'll post my drawings here.