Finally finished this piece tonight.

Medeiros Family Portrait, NOV11-02, 31X36, Charcoal on 80lb.

I was able to get the lion-share of this project done, and for all practical purposes it is complete. There may be a few things I will tweak; usually always are. This one took about 10 hours and 15 minutes from start to finish.

Update on Medeiros Family photo project

Medeiros Family, NOV2011_02(WIP), 31X36, Charcoal on 80 lb.

Still plenty to do! I need to make an eye correction, reduce the baby's features a bit, and continue rendering clothing. I left off focusing on the hands and baby's arms; very tricky, because the baby's hands are sooooo much smaller and delicate then our adult hands and they are not seen in a way that gives away the general structure, ie: lots of foreshortening. Trying to figure out what to do for the background - don't want to go all black on this one like previous, and I have some helacious corrections to hide. Hmmmmm.....

Work from 2005

Church in Coeur D' Alene, est. 9X13, charcoal on 80 lb., private collection

May 2005

Big brown "T"

Ladies and gentleman...a big brown "T"

This is part of a design idea for a Tattoo. If anything, this was a good exercise in taking measurements and using colored chalk.

Figure Study added to gallery, NOV11-01

I was able to complete this tonight, for the most part. I am going to aim to complete one piece of art every Thursday or Sunday...we'll see if I can keep up! This was from a Figure Drawing class at Spokane Art Supply. Here is the original 30 minute pose rendering: