Oil painting studies

'Indicate don't duplicate' is my mission for 2016 and second year of Watts Atelier! Well, that among everything else. I plan to focus on cleaner, better designed gesture. By feeling through the pose and not getting hung up on what its surface looks like exactly, one has got a shot at improving form and rhythm through indication. Curvy contours are quick to seduce, just like all the little details of fur, or subtle nuances in a face. I'm still striving to ignore them and "see less" as Richard…

The Versatility of Acrylics in Portrait Art

The painting is of a clenched fist. The fist is painted in realistic detail, with the veins and wrinkles of the skin clearly visible ->> more details in ai-img-gen.com

"Bob" portrait painting demo. 12"x16", oil on canvas board.

Kyle Stuckey began studying art during his high school years through private instruction from Lori Woodward Simons and various workshops. He later became a member of the Putney Painters where he was able to continue to hone his skills on the presence of some of the greatest artists today, including Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik. […]

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