On the easel today. Experimenting with my mark making. #oilpainting #wip #portrait #traditionalart #painting #art

Unfinished eye demo from yesterday’s class. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #art #painting #learntopaint

Winter landscape. Oil on Ampersand panel. #oilpainting #art #traditionalart #painting #landscape #winter #snow

Finished still life from a workshop I attended a couple weeks ago. Oil on canvas panel. 11x14. #oilpainting #stilllife #art #traditionalart #painting #alwayslearning

Practicing eyes for a demo tomorrow. Constantly amazed by how much teaching has helped my own painting practice. I’m painting with more intention and (I think) getting more efficient. #oilpainting #demo #eye #art #traditionalart #oilonpaper #painting #portrait

Second time painting this one. I’m finding a lot of freedom in painting over unfinished demos after class. Lots of experimentation with the palette knife here. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portrait #art

New portrait in preparation for the last day of my current portrait class. We’ll be working with a limited palette on a red-toned surface. I kept the paint thin to let the red show through. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. 6x9. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portrait #art

A quick little painting…started last night and finished up this morning. This was a fun exercise in using more paint from the start and keeping the brushwork loose. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. 8x8 oil on canvas panel. #oilpainting #farmanimals #traditionalart #art #painting #animalportrait

On the easel today. #oilpainting #wip #art #traditionalart #winter #landscape #winterscenes

Still life workshop day 3. #oilpainting #traditionalart #art #stilllife #alwayslearning #wip

Workshop Day 2: Color. It’s coming along! Tomorrow should be the really fun part where we play with edges, expand the colors, and add some flourishes. #oilpainting #art #traditionalart #alwayslearning #stilllife #wip

First day of a still life workshop. Can’t wait to continue tomorrow. #oilpainting #traditionalart #alwayslearning #art

I like to practice portraits on half sheets of Arches oil paper. After I peel off the tape I’ll write notes about color on the margins. I have a growing stack of these and I think of them as an unbound sketchbook. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. 9x6. #oilpainting #portrait #art #painting

Dark and moody with a limited palette of burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. #oilpainting #oilportraits #traditionalart #portraiture #portraitart #paintingpractice #art

This piece found a new home yesterday. What a great way to start the new year! 8x10, oil on canvas #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #dogs #dogart #petportrait #traditionalart

Snow on the ground, snow on the canvas. Work in progress. #oilpainting #wip #traditionalart #landscape

Another quick portrait. Having fun keeping things loose and experimenting with the colors. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portraits

Quick portrait using just burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #art #portraits #traditionalart

Putting some finishing touches on this #painting and listening to the #xpncountdown. I’m in my happy place. #oilpainting #petportrait #traditionalart

Work in progress. Apologies for the glare. #petportrait #oilpainting #traditionalart #dog

I switched to a more travel-friendly ink medium for the Thanksgiving holiday. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. #ink #traditionalart #portraitart

Landscape study. 6x6 oil on canvas panel. #oilpainting #traditionalart #painting #landscape #art

Alley view. Maybe finished, maybe not. Another new surface for me. Oil on linen. 6x6. #oilpainting #traditionalart #everydayscenes #allaprima

Trying out claybord. There is definitely a learning curve in putting the paint down but the matte finish is certainly easier to photograph. Oil on Ampersand Claybord. 6”x6” #wip #oilpainting #landscape #traditionalart #pennsylvania

A personal favorite from earlier this year. A quiet morning view from my little studio space. Oil on canvas panel. 14x11. #oilpainting #interiors #traditionalart #morninglight

A quick portrait. Big brushstrokes, trying not to overthink it. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil of paper. #oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #portraitart

Started as an unfinished demo in just blues and oranges. Later I went back in with the same color palette (yellow ochre, alizarin, ultramarine) to partially add some definition in more realistic colors. Fun exercise. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitart

More portrait practice. Simple palette of yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraiture

Portrait practice. Trying to step away early to keep the brushwork fresh. I already see bits I want to fix but it’s okay…it’s okay. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. 6x9. #oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraitart #artpractice

Portrait practice using a Zorn palette. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. Oil on paper. 6x9. #oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #madebyahuman

A small plein air sketch from back when everything was greener. 6x9ish. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #paintingstudy #landscape #hersheypa

Landscape based on a plein air painting I did in September. I tried to have a little more fun with the colors this time around. #oilpainting #landscapepainting #traditionalart

Portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitpainting #portaitart #oilportrait

A new work in progress based on a small plein air sketch I did a couple weeks ago. Oil on cradled wood. #oilpainting #wip #landscape #landscapeart #centralpa #rural #traditionalart

I shipped this one off to its new home this week. Oil on paper. 6x9ish. #oilpainting #portraitart #petportrait #dogs

Another portrait. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. #oilpainting #portraitart #oilportrait #paintingpractice

A plein air start from yesterday. #wip #oilpainting #pleinair #hersheypa

This was a weird palette…mostly orange-red-purple colors. Reference from the Museum app by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #portraitpainting #oilportrait

Trying to keep up a regular portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #oilportrait

A little plein air study from the weekend. #oilpainting #pleinair #landscapepainting #endofsummer

Oil on paper. #oilpainting #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitart #oilportrait

Another day, another face. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #portraitpainting #paintingpractice

Another quick portrait. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #oilportrait #paintingpractice

Quick little portrait. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #oilportrait #portraitpainting

Lots of new paintings in the works (and several more churning around in my brain) so I’m calling this one done! View from the GAP trail. 11x14 oil on canvas panel #oilpainting #landscape #pennsylvania

WIP…a river view from my recent trip on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail. A+ bike route. Highly recommend. Oil on canvas panel. 11x14 #oilpainting #landscape #workinprogress

This was clearly just an excuse to buy some donuts. 6x6, oil on canvas #oilpainting #stilllife #junkfood

And now the hardest part…deciding whether or not it’s finished. #oilpainting #coastal #lighthouse #art

New WIP…just started it last night and I’m so excited to see where this one takes me. This is a view of the Choptank River and lighthouse from Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, MD. 12x16, oil on canvas #oilpainting #wip

Another favorite from last year. Thumbs Up (or Down), 8x10, oil on cradled wood panel #oilpainting