Cherries and The Screenplay

A picture of the "cherries" painting I've been working on. This is still in progess, as I have some more work to do all 'round, but thought I'd post it anyway. Also been spending time adapting my novel, "Dark Genius," into a screenplay. It is a story about an artist who starts receiving letters from his dead brother. A mystery set on an island in Maine.

Enjoy. I'll post the finished painting soon.

Dan Thompson

I just got word from Dan Thompson that he will be teaching the figure at Scottsdale Artist School May 16 - 20, 2011. I had taken a 10 day workshop from Dan back in 2007 and had asked him to come to SAS. I am very happy that he is. Dan is a great guy, a great teacher and artist, too!
Besides being an accomplished artist he Co-founded the Grand Central Academy of Art and Co-found The Janus Collaborative. He teaches at Janus, as well. Looking forward to seeing him again!

http://www.januscollaborative.org/faculty/thompson.html

Art for Art's Sake

Just wanted to say that this blog is about art. So no more political stuff. I'll rant elsewhere. I recently applied for readmission to ASU. They have some drawing classes I want to take. It is very hard to find the kind of instruction I want, so I figure I have to do it on my own. At least at ASU they have resources and Life Drawing classes that I want. I might even finish my BFA. Here's a few pics from a while ago.

Pink lady and Onions

Still struggling with lighting issues in the studio. Not having natural light is very difficult for me. Here is a still life and the pink lady again. I reworked some of the background and shirt for this. Don't know if anything will ever really feel completely finished...

New Paintings

Here are a couple new still lifes. I am at the end of my rope with this camera. I will be going to the camera shop to get a proper news lense for it. These are oil on canvas. Just a few of a bunch of new things...I hope you all enjoy them as much as I did making them.

Blue vase

Taking an oil painting workshop with Jeff Legg, realist artist, at the Scottsdale Artist School. He's a good teacher and its fun being around fellow painters and art lovers. Here one of the paintings I completed. I swear this camera is the worst ever and it's just not me. Also, I think my lens is not very good. I need to get a new one as this was a cheap replacement for one that broke. Anyway, here's a detail picture.
9 x 12 Oil on Canvas
Chuck

Studio pic

I have a few works in progress in this pic. The paints are Gamblin on the right and M.Graham on the left. I wanted to try Graham because they are hand made with walnut oil. Very smooth and creamy.