Titus Family Portrait

Commissioned Jazz Painting

This painting was commissioned by a gentleman who wanted to capture his daughter, a jazz dancer and his son, a jazz percussionist. He wanted it to be his homage to their spirits and their passion. And I wanted to capture his love for them. It is 5'x9'oil, ink and acrylic

Listening

This painting to me represents the kind of inner listening we do when we are in cooperation with the Universe in the understanding that we are being led through our intuition and through our true hearts desire if we so choose to hear them calling to us. Listening through the distractions is truly being grounded in this moment.
3'x4' oil

Love Birds...

This may be one of my all time favorite drawings to date! I quickly drew this for an anniversary gift. I thought of the couple and really captured their love in these silly little birdies:) enjoy...

Week 3: Video Drawing Lesson #2

I videoed this one myself... I didn't want there to be too big of a laps in time from the last one to a second. So, here you go -->

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Learning to OBSERVE the world like an artist. Become curious about how everything is connected: the shapes that make things up; their relationships to each other; the environment surrounding and to you!

“Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it 'creative observation.' Creative viewing.”
~William S. Burroughs

In the next lesson (this weekend) we will draw together. So, in the meantime practice observing the world in a new way. Look at the things you always look at in a new way by discovering what shapes would make them up how the shapes are related to each other (bigger, smaller, wider, longer...) and what is the shape of the space/relationship between you and the object?

We each have a very unique way of observing the world around us. I want for you to become more aware of how you observe things, how you feel about them and the relationships that connect them all so that you may begin to express that through your art!

I don't care what kind of art an artist does, they are keen observers of life... the details. Do you know an artist? If so, spend some time with them and recognize how they see things.

You can start right now by noticing the little things. The sway in a bench from lots of sitting; a ladybug on the window sill; how the wind changes the color of the grass; or how when a bird flaps it's wings in flight you can't really see his wings - just impressions- until it stops flapping them.

Have fun discovering your world over again!

Everyone is naturally an artist, we just all have to relearn some things we lost along the way.

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Week 2: First Video Lesson: Drawing

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In this video I am using a Charcoal Pencil, pad of News Print Paper, Kneaded Eraser and a cheap travel easel. You want to have a / tilt for your pad of paper -make sure your easel is adjusted to the proper angle. To sharpen the pencil to have a long lead I use an exacto knife.

Learning to draw this way will keep you loose and free you up. Let go of any judgement and have fun trying a new way. It is like starting over so go easy on yourself and really embrace learning a new technique.

I look forward to drawing with you more soon! I will be posting the 2nd video in a couple of days so stay tuned...and subscribe to SLOANARTSTV Channel on YouTube!

Thanks for watching and keep opening to your creativity!