A figure at a piano, and why the room matters

A figure at a piano, and why the room matters

A short studio note on Solitude Sonata, an expressive figurative piano oil painting. It covers why the figure is rendered in silhouette, how the muted palette works, and what kind of room the painting wants to live in.

A figure at a piano, and why the room matters

A short studio note on Solitude Sonata, an expressive figurative piano oil painting. It covers why the figure is rendered in silhouette, how the muted palette works, and what kind of room the painting wants to live in.

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A bull, a bear, and a wide canvas

A bull, a bear, and a wide canvas

A short studio note on Clash of Forces, a panoramic wildlife oil painting of a bull and a bear. It covers why the two animals do not look at each other, where the gold comes from, and the wall size the painting needs.

A bull, a bear, and a wide canvas

A short studio note on Clash of Forces, a panoramic wildlife oil painting of a bull and a bear. It covers why the two animals do not look at each other, where the gold comes from, and the wall size the painting needs.

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