Lupine Commission Finished

Lupine Commission Finished

Someone will be surprised this Christmas! (Don’t worry I have permission to share about it online.) This painting started with an inquiry last winter about a commissioned painting featuring Lupine. The client wanted the painting for the following Christmas and gave me artistic license in choosing the variety of Lupine and the composition of the […]

Starting a New Project, part 2

Starting a New Project, part 2

In my last post, I described my preparations for a painting of lupine that I was commissioned to do.  My client said I could paint any lupine I wanted, so I chose the graceful native variety that grows in the eastern Columbia Gorge, Lupinus latifolius x sericeus.  With my client’s permission, I decided to add […]

Starting a New Project, part 1

Starting a New Project, part 1

Lately I’ve been a captive of fading leaves and withering petals–trying to use every minute to get them drawn and studied for a painting before they are totally gone. Drawings, color studies, and reference photos take precedence over anything that can be postponed during that brief period when the cuttings remain fresh.  When they’re not […]