September Demo

I dont know how much of a demo this was. It's a drawing I did back in September for the head-drawing class at the Bridge. I'm having fun messing around with some different mark making and paint application in my head drawing and painting classes at BYU and the BRIDGE academy.

One year strong

we will have student work on display, and open studio for people to see what's in the works. Come enjoy

good times

L to R: Kershisnik, Young, Diediker, the Giordano's, Sunny and I, Bushnell, McPherson

Bella Mesa was a hit. See more pics.

Bella Mesa

My friend Sean Diediker helped organize an unbelievable group of artists to exhibit work at a new gallery in downtown La Mesa California called Bella Mesa. Be careful reading the line-up of talent this gallery is representing. It might be a little too much to take in in a moment. We (Sean Diediker, Chris Young, Ben McPherson, Brian Kershisnik, myself, American Art Collector's Joshua Rose, and many more) will be celebrating the grand opening this weekend and all peoples are welcome to join us.

Carey G

A portrait commission I recently finished for some friends in Florida. Carey is an exceptionally gifted musician. Her vocal ability ranges from folk to opera, and she is has an amazing command of both styles. I was privileged enough to hear a couple songs from Carey when I was in Florida getting reference material for this painting. Now if only UPS can actually deliver the piece that would be nice. As of now its lost in the abyss of lost packages somewhere between Utah and Florida.

Sargent

SOME painters or paintings just make you eager to paint. I'm down with Sargent. Ever since I became more acquainted with Sargent about 5 or 6 yrs ago, I've always liked this depiction of soldiers leaving the battle front in WWI entitled "Gassed". I wonder if the director and producers of the film Atonement referenced this piece when they were creating the set they used visualizing the same subject. Sargent really blows our minds. He had to observe all of this from life and correctly recreate that sun-set beach lighting. Not to mention the several figures composed in this piece. Nearly a hundred yrs later the majority of the work being produced today is completely inferior to this. Sometimes knowing that makes me think I should just be an accountant, or a service mechanic on the rides at Lagoon.

Head Drawing Class

This is a drawing I did in my head-drawing class at the Bridge Academy. My favorite part are the marks made for the back of the hair, and how vague and lost the edges get for her right eye. I like how this one turned out.