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Step 1

This is a studio painting of a nice cottage in the town of Grasmere England that has probably been painted by many artists. Using my artistic license, I feel free to add and subtract visual [...]

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Step 2

Using a reference photo which I shot in the quaint little village of Grasmere England, I see in my mind the image I want to paint. In order to solidify these ideas I will do a few small sketches, [...]

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Step 3

Some artists call this a “Notan” which means a value study. I have always called it a “Thumbnail Sketch.” As an illustrator, I would do dozens of these little 3 x 5 value [...]

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Step 4

The finished studio painting bears a certain resemblance to the reference photography, but I’ve added so much more. It is not necessary to make this many changes, in fact you wouldn’t [...]