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Shadows From the Past
I found an old black and white photo of my parents and sister that was taken in 1949. My father was a graduate student at BYU. Mom stayed home to take care of their young child, Susan. Daddy has...
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Bike Ride
The bicyclists lean slightly to the left as though they are starting to make a turn, creating the sensation of motion. The picture is dramatic with the light and dark contrasts. There is a...
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English Coast
I draw about four hours every day. I email the drawings to my mother. Recently she emailed me back, asking if I would please paint one of them. This is what I came up with. It’s a scene from the...
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Running to the Lake
It was a warm, sunny day. Redfish Lake in central Idaho. I was with my new bride. We were in love. We were excited with our enchanted life together. We ran, frolicked and splashed in the ice cold...
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Afternoon Sketch
I get tired of painting all the time. Sometimes I want to do a free-flowing sketch. That happened today. I asked Norene to sit next to the window. I used brown nupastel to sketch her. First I put...
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Carly
This is Carly Berrett. She lives in New York City. She’s earned bachelors and masters degree in dance and has even taught on the university level. She’s following her dream. I really respect that....
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Harbor Morning
l love boats. It’s great, sitting in them as they bob up and down in the water. The air smells good. The seagulls sing. The blue shadows are in contrast to the golden hues of the sunlight. This...
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Heron
Often when I’m paddling my canoe, I go around a bend and see the head of a blue heron sticking up. It notices me, then it takes off with it’s big wings and long legs. What a stunning view! I did...
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Several sketches of Europe done with shape and value to create the scenes.
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Summer Rain
I used to hate it when it rained. I thought it ruined everything. Later on in my life I started noticing that wet roads were like mirrors and there were beautiful colors in the scene. I wanted to...
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Parking Lot
When I got my art degree, one of my professors told me “Real Men Don’t Do Watercolors.” I pretty much have stuck to oil painting. My uncle, LaVere Hutchings, was an excellent watercolorist,...
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Umbrella
Here’s another watercolor. It’s of downtown Indianapolis while it is raining. What makes it look wet are the reflections of the headlights of the cars. The road on the downtown circle is brick. I...
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White Bird
Norene and I do extensive travel to state parks throughout the midwest. We love the forests, the lakes, streams and waterfalls, but what we like the most is when we come across wildlife. We’ve...
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Portrait in Primary Colors
All colors are made from red, yellow or blue. These are the primary colors. Today I had my wife sit for a quick portrait. I squeezed those three colors on my palette. If I mixed yellow and blue,...
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Soldier’s and Sailor’s Monument
This is a painting of the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Monument in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a commission for a man in the Navy in San Diego. He wanted it because he’s a sailor and his father...
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The Beach
I grew up loving Annette Funicello and the Beach Party movies. They all seemed so magic. I also loved listening to The Beach Boys and their songs about surfing and being with their girlfriends on the...
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Cars On Main
I love doing paintings of cars and of buildings. This one portrays late afternoon. There are a lot of reflections on the vehicles and in the store windows. I’ve used atmospheric perspective — the car...
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I made this video because so many artists don’t know about the anatomy of the face. I’ve tried to show an easy way to draw a portrait with some fun ideas to help in the process.
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Scripps Pier
This painting is of the Scripps Pier in La Jolla, California. It has several art techniques — First, there are complimentary colors — the orange sand against the blue shadow which gives the painting a...
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