This 9×12 watercolor was done as a home buyer gift for a real estate agent. It was a difficult house to photograph. I took a lot of pictures before I found the right angle for the painting.
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Sep
17
Art Marker Drawing of Gabi & Margee Rita
This is a 9×12 art marker portrait of Gabi and Margee Rita, a pair of golden retrievers. They are pictured in their Baylor therapy dog uniforms. I love their picture ID badges. I guess they have to make sure no unauthorized dogs sneak in!
Sep
17
Test Ring Drawings for Alice in Weddingland
Back in March I was invited by Amy Karp of Groom Sold Separately to feature my wedding services at their launch party, Alice in Weddingland. We came up with a great idea of doing quick sketches of their engagement rings for the brides-to-be in attendance. I did these ring drawings as practice to try to …
Sep
06
Posta Bella on Bella Pop
A fun blog entry about me and my live event painting by fabulous photographer Brandi Frank on the Bella Pop Blog: www.bellapop.com/posta-bella/.
Sep
06
Spanish Colonial on Turtle Creek
This stunning Mediterranean manor was really difficult to photograph because it is east-facing and predominately white. That means in the morning it’s bathed in sunlight to the point that there is no shadows to help define the architecture, but in the afternoon it’s completely in shadow. It took me several trips at different times of …
Sep
01
Tucket, an oil portrait
I like to get an idea of the dog’s personality before I paint their portraits. When Tucket’s family told me her favorite activity is duck hunting it posed an interesting challenge for me. I wasn’t quite sure how to incorporate this into the portrait. I did several small sketches to get a better idea of …
Aug
31
Helsem Bend Backyard
This is a house portrait I did for a Realtor as a new home owner gift. It is a 9×12 art marker drawing. It is the first portrait I have done of a backyard, which created some challenges. I couldn’t go to the house to take more references pictures so I had to work from …
Aug
31
The Wedding Party Studio Mural
When The Wedding Party Studio in uptown was updating their look they had to paint over an existing mural. I painted a mural with a similar feel to their previous mural, but in line with the updated color scheme. I also incorporated their logo, two birds sitting on a branch. This was my first large …
Virginia Cook, Realtors Cookbook Cover Art
Amanda & James, wedding sketches
Allie & Felipe’s Wedding