Gryphons used to be one of my very favorite creatures to draw, right next to dragons. If you've followed my work for a while, you may have heard me mention artistic inspirations such as Nambroth from when I was growing up as a teenager. I don't do gryphons as much these days, but I still enjoy indulging every now and then.
Read MoreI kept this one balanced between strictly realism-based color/lighting and something a bit more mystical-- A lot of this painting was essentially a sort of embellished study where I shifted the colors to match the palette already in the background.
Read MoreThis 6” x 8” oil on panel started as another technique study, but stumbled into being something more. An accidental wiping out of the eyes during the sketch phase led to me rethinking what the painting could be. The absence of a thing (in this case the eyes) becomes a meditation on the thing that is missing, on sight as a sense connecting us to the world.
Read MoreA recent 5” x 7” oil study of a Ferruginous Hawk, to continue work at improving my capability in the medium.
Read MoreA (relatively) simple painting on one of my smallest (4" x 6") panels! As is the case with a lot of these recent pieces, I've had the abstract for this one for a few years, and was only just able to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I'd like to do more paintings with multiple subjects and this was a good entry point for that.
Read MoreA new 11” x 14” oil painting, continuing to refine various techniques I’ve been developing. The original painting has sold, but prints are available!
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