Casa Rossa

In order to exploit the unique color opportunities of this famous piece of architecture, I had to plan a chromatic strategy. With white and three colors (ultramarine, magenta, chrome yellow) I did a complimentary under painting on a white primed panel. It was a counter-intuitive exercise that produced a fauvist look. Using a slightly expanded palette the next day, I glazed and scumbled more naturalistic color while retaining much of the under painting.

Castiglione della Pescaia

Friday Open Sketch at Silvermine Arts Guild

The open sketch class at the Silvermine Arts Guild is a great place to study the portrait and figure. The five hour format is perfect for doing a solid drawing or even an oil sketch.

First Impressions: OIl Sketches

Ulysses Relief

Zac's Construction

Begin the Beacon

This is a detail shot of a painting that I've been working on for the last seven years. I've tried to abandon it many times but always come back to it and add a fresh element, but it never says "I'm done." I guess I was influenced by Cassat and wanted to update the theater genre. There is a unique time before the concert begins where the spectators prime themselves and get ready for the full experience. I lived across from the Beacon Theater and frequented the concerts there.