• Kaldi Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)

    Kaldi Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)

    Casein on Ampersand Gessobord I visited Kaldi Coffee this weekend, after dropping by CALA (Comic Art LA). My plein air cafe casein paintings have followed the same workflow as documented in these screenshots. I start with a rainbow colored pencil in order to establish my objects and that I get everything I need to in…

  • Hahnemühle Grey Book Review

    Hahnemühle Grey Book Review

    Introduction to the A5 Hahnemühle Grey Book DISCLAIMER: I was given this book for free by Hahnemühle in exchange for a review. Hey everyone, some exciting things have been happening in my life lately (to be covered in another blog post), but I’ve been sketching a lot in the Hahnemühle Grey Book and have a…

  • Casein Painting Process: Starbucks Display

    Casein Painting Process: Starbucks Display

    Starbucks Display (Casein Painting) I visited Starbucks a while back and decided to do a casein painting of their display. Casein is by Richeson Casein, one of the very few fine art casein manufacturers I know. I’m using colors out of the Jack Richeson’s Gurney Pack and have been playing around with the limited amount…

  • PureRef Tutorial (One of the Best Art Reference Tools)

    PureRef Tutorial Today I’ll give a brief introductory PureRef tutorial and why you should download it. It’s one of the best tools for viewing and organizing reference images into what I’ll call reference boards. PureRef is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. What is PureRef? The website defines it as “The simple way to view…

  • Rosetta Stone Bookshelf in Casein (Process)

    Rosetta Stone Bookshelf in Casein (Process)

    The Rosetta Stone bookshelf at a Barnes and Noble, painted in casein.

  • Current Watercolor & Gouache Palette May 2017

    Current Watercolor & Gouache Palette May 2017

    While refilling some pans yesterday, I decided to jettison some colors I wasn’t using and add some colors I use a lot to my Pocket Palette. I usually carry a separate gouache and watercolor palette, so I decided to combine them in my smallest palette, saving on space and fuss. My color choices are just…

  • Soda (Sketch)

    Soda (Sketch)

    Walked into Wendy’s 7 minutes before the dining room closed! Let’s not do that again…

  • White Glasses (Sketch)

    White Glasses (Sketch)

    A few days ago I saw someone with white glasses that really stood out.

  • People Sketching 21st March 2017 (Tuesday)

    People Sketching 21st March 2017 (Tuesday)

    Went to the mall today to people sketch. Apparently it was closed for a few hours before I got there because of a gas leak? Everything was resolved when I went…I hope.

  • Pac Sun (Salinas, CA)

    Pac Sun (Salinas, CA)

    After an interview I sat down and drew this. I should have put more effort into portraying the inside of the store as opposed to putting flat washes. For next time. Also this is the first time I’ve worked across the spread! It’s a lot of fun and I see now why some people tote…