Drawing Classes

Hello Everyone!

I will lead a drawing classes in White Marsh Rec Council MD starting in October 2nd 2015. If you're interested please contact me ASAP and I'll give you more info. There are only a few seats left.

Moonlight Village

Hello All, It's been awhile.

Usually I'm drawing or painting from real life, this time I made a watercolor from my imagination. I love creating unusual, magical scenes, good for some fairy tail story.
First I worked really hard on my sketch. That mean I draw and erase in terns until I got a composition I like. Painting was a pleasure because I love this color combination. Mainly I used 3 colors: yellow ochre, phthalo and ultramarine blue.

I made my first real video tutorial Moonlight Village. So far I made a lot of speed painting videos but I don't think anybody can learn from such. So please enjoy this one, and let me know what you think

Drawings

I find drawing so much easier then watercolor painting. You just need to have simple paper, some pencils and eraser. For watercolor you have to have expensive paper, good paints and good plan of action. I like to paint mountain brook and I've been thinking how to do it for a couple of days.I hope I'll start today...

Blackwater Lodge view

Apple in Prismacolor pencils 

Yosemite in the Mist

Color versus Black&White

They say the watercolors are all about water and colors so I painted this Autumn woodland with water and all colors of the rainbow. The scene is a place from my imagination. 

I like vibrant colors - they make me happy. On the other hand I can feel that this picture is too colorful and because of that not real. What is the point of painting real images? We can see them all around. Lately I'm asking myself a question which road should I go - realism or abstract? Is it possible to jump back and forth these two roads? 

Immediately after paining "crazy colors" I have to draw black & white. Simple drawings calm my state of being. It is right what they say about "art" that it is all about emotions. 

Pet Portrait Commisions OPEN

I paint animals in abstract way. They can be blue or green or in any other color of the rainbow. I use India ink to capture the pet's nature and then I paint over it in watercolors.
If you would like your pet to be painted in this style, I'd be more then happy to help.
Here are some simple steps to follow:

• contact me by sending a note or leaving a comment below.  We will exchange email addresses.
• Send me 2-3 good quality photos. Pictures need to be sharp, taken without flash,  and preferably outside in slightly cloudy weather, or during "golden hour" . For the best results take the photo on pet's eye level. I love to see sparkles in those little eyes. Here is a good examples of photo I took. Please, do your best, and keep in mind that I will work with what I am given.

Place a nonrefundable downpayment of $20 via PayPal. The total cost of the portrait after completion is $50 plus $10 shipping and handling to US & Canada location.

I work on 11in x 15in paper. I use 140lb acid free paper and good quality paints.

To ensure that you are 100% happy with the portrait, I'll email you a low resolution final scan or photograph of the portrait for your approval. I may also upload the portrait here or on my other websites. At this stage I can do really small changes, unfortunately watercolors and inks are not a forgiving medium.

Once the remaining payment has been made ($30 + $10 shipping), I'll send you an original. I'll pack the piece in a flat envelope and secure it with cardboard for safe delivery.

I retain the copyright and reproduction rights on the artwork created from your photo, although I will never reproduce or sell your image in any form without your written permission. 

Abstracts

Pet abstract portrait commission is now open. Please send me a note if you're interested. I'll be happy to help.

June Flowers in Bloom

It looks like I've painted one picture in cool and one in warm colors. A white Clematis is front lit while a Tiger Lily has a back light. So far I prefer painting white flowers so Clematis is my favorite. With Tiger lily the colors of shadows were tricky and it was very hard to paint the sun shining through the petals.  Well, I tried to do my best.