Self Portrait

Being that I turned 39 yesterday I figured I should probably do a current self portrait. If I wait any longer I will have to paint a gray-haired old man!!! Self portraits are, for me, one of the most challenging things to paint. I tried hard not to get to detailed and wanted this to remain very painterly. You can read comments on this painting HERE. Thanks for checking it out!

Pacino Re-worked

Made some adjustments from the feedback I received on the comment thread. Changed the background, darkened the right cheek, smoothed some lines and removed the cigarette.

"WhooWhaa!"

"Say hello to my little friend!"

Comments about this painting can be read here http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26901

Lion in the Sun

Thanks for checking it out!
You can read comments about this painting here:
http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26270

An Artist is Born!

A big artistic step for Jaden today! He sketched and painted his first still life (my Starbucks coffee mug) and joined the ranks of the elite artists on the ArtRage forums. He has his very own online art gallery now! Way to go Jaden!!! The first painting "Fish Rodeo" was painted for his Avatar on the forum (we both had our hands in that one!) The second painting is of my Starbucks coffee mug with light and shadow. The spot next to it was where he was mixing his colors for the light. He did this all on his own creating and mixing his own colors and values. It turned out awesome!

Steller's Jay

Hey... This isn't a buffalo! lol!!!

Nothin but Elk!

Since I was also posting this in the "Work In Progress" section on the ArtRage forum, I received some feedback about the background. Some felt the painting needed to focus mainly on the elk and felt to many trees in the background would pull your eye away from the main subject. I finished it both ways... You be the judge!