The eighth oil painting in my classic RPG series is another scene from Final Fantasy VI – can you tell…

For the sixth oil painting in my classic RPG series, I painted another scene from Chrono Trigger, this time featuring…

My latest classic game inspired painting features a couple of characters from Final Fantasy IV, Rydia and Cecil, sitting with…

My classic SNES painting series continues with this piece, which is another Final Fantasy VI painting, this time featuring the…

My series of paintings based on classic SNES era games continues, with this piece featuring Frog, Marle, and Chrono from…

I have long enjoyed tinkering around the edges of the technology and software world. I haven’t shared much on this…

Continuing a series of oil paintings inspired by my favorite classic SNES era games, this piece features characters from Final…

I have long been fond of including nature scene backgrounds in my portrait oil paintings. I think this preoccupation started…

I recently painted the characters from the classic SNES game Secret of Mana – this was such a fun project,…

I don’t typically plan much when I paint – I prefer just finding a reference or concept, throwing some textured…

This oil painting of a skeleton pirate was a commission earlier in the year (or maybe it was even at…

It’s hard to believe it’s already been three years since I started learning to paint! I first picked up a…

I continue to be fascinated with light in oil painting. Shadows, reflection, light sources – it’s all so interesting to…

Although I mostly focus on portraits of people, I also practice animals occasionally. I’ve mostly painted dogs and cats, and…

I tend to practice and repeat specific themes when it comes to portrait painting. This seems to manifest itself most…

This post features a step by step walkthrough of my portrait oil painting approach. Although I’ve shared a few walkthrough…

The vast majority of my oil paintings are done on Strathmore 400 series oil paper, which is a treated linen…

I had an itch to get some practice with dark oil painting color blends, partially inspired by wanting to improve…

One of the painting highlights of 2024 for me was getting to participate in the Postcard Art Exhibit (PAE). It’s…

I’m currently experiencing an internal struggle with the start of my process. Most artists I follow start their oil paintings…

Sometimes I just paint without any specific reason or goal, but with this piece I actually had a couple specific…

Almost from the start of my quest to learn to paint with oils, I’ve been captivated by expressive eyes in…

I think some of my best paintings come from a very loose approach and relaxed mindset. I can’t always achieve…

The subject of this post is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. I’ll follow my standard format…

The subject of this post is another figure study on 12 x 12 oil paper. I’ll follow my standard format…