This painting represents a specific time and place in American history. Early Latter-day Saints built this temple in Nauvoo Illinois. Between December 1845 and February 1846 thousands of faithful saints […]
I am using an oversize sheet of Arches 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper for this painting. I first soaked it in the bath tub, then stapled it to my […]
While you can’t draw in every detail at the start, I at least need to get the proportions fairly accurate. As I begin painting, I will lift the lines a […]
I wanted this painting to have a warm, majestic feel, even though it was a winter scene. So I used lots of yellows and pinks in the dramatic sky, echoing […]
The buggy is finished and looks pretty good so I can move forward with the more tedious work of establishing the windows and surface details on the temple. This part […]