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

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…

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…