Atlanta Custom Commissions, Colored Pencil Paintings, and Drawings

Colored Pencil Painting
The reference photo of this model was in black and white.
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Colored Pencil Painting
The original reference photo of this newlywed couple was taken at the foot of a walking bridge. Through researching dozens of stock photos, I was able to recreate the background landscape.
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Graphite Drawing
This Julius Caesar portrait study was in preparation for Andrea del Sarto's oil painting, "Triumph of Caesar".
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Colored Pencil Painting
The reference photo of the patron's son, daughter, and dog was taken against an all-white background.
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Gravity and White Chalk Drawing
This portrait of Marilyn Monroe was drawn from a free stock reference photo.
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Colored Pencil Painting
The reference photo of this painting was made available online for artists to practice and learn.
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"Art is the mythical life line uncoiling beauty fashioned by heroes from a primordial past.."


Commission Artwork

So far, most of my commissions have come from reference photographs supplied by my patrons. I am skilled at creating beautiful pictures from new and old photos of varying quality. My top priority is to complete your custom commissions like priceless phonograph records in a digital world.

My Art History

As a boy, I was a bit obsessed with drawing. My main themes were dinosaurs, religious figures, and cartoons. While drawing, I lost all sense of time. It was and is very much like the feeling of the same name described in one of my favorite books, Flow, written by Miahly Csikszentmihalyi.

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Learn about the shows that I attend and the exhibits that my artwork have been featured in.

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A. SCHMIDT – Colored Pencil on 11” by 7” Heavy Sketchbook Paper See MoreSee Less
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Don’t go into business or do business with bad people. The way we do what we do is in many ways more important than what we do. Cruelty will lead as sentient species straight to extinction. See MoreSee Less
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LEE ANN – From modeling session at my studio/apartment awhile back See MoreSee Less
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Walk to BLICKS Art Supply Store and back…residents of Camp Creek Basin See MoreSee Less
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Residents of CLEAR CREEK BASIN – Colored Pencil -10” by 14” See MoreSee Less
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New Eyes! See MoreSee Less
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SINNERMAN – Malignant Malevolence – Colored Pencil – 10” by 11.75” See MoreSee Less
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This is the only Christmas tree that’s still in my memory…… See MoreSee Less
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Old post of original work… new stuff working See MoreSee Less
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