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.

News

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

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To be a Teenager again …… with my Sister and a life-long friend…… See MoreSee Less
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HADiS – In Monochrome See MoreSee Less
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HADIS – in Monochrome See MoreSee Less
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My daughter, Kalli, and my son-in-law, Tony, and Butter, who has gotten huge! See MoreSee Less
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Framed and unframed artwork for sale. Check with me if you’re interested. See MoreSee Less
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Is there any more useless thought or comment than thinking or saying, I wonder where I’d be now if I started my journey to become an artist at a younger age? See MoreSee Less
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Wahoo! See MoreSee Less
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MOONFISHER – Blue Heron of Old Fourth Ward – In Progress – Colored Pencil on 10” by 14” Watercolor Paper See MoreSee Less
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MACHINE – Historic Old Fourth Ward Park – In Progress – Oil on 12” by 16” Gessoed Panel See MoreSee Less
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Another Cardio Trip for Art Supplies See MoreSee Less
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