Beginning a work starts with an encountering of your subject in sketches and studies. In the orchid pieces, I began a series of drawings. The first video shows a multi-step process using conte and marker as the underdrawing. I begin as always with the dot method with whisper light lines moving ...

Direct Wireframe Drawing
After the Practice. Rehearsal. Dress Rehearsal in coming to know your subject you can take that bold step to go direct to the canvas in building your design intuitively.

Iris 1.1 Prelude to Painting - Principles of Full-Scale Warm-ups
1.1.1 Part One - PRINCIPLE: - Drawing in Space – begin to dance with the object to desire, to embody its movements via your bodily gestures.
1.1.2 Insight: Warm UP: do several sketches to become acquainted with the object of desir...

Prelude to Painting Full-Scale Contour with Charcoal Demonstration

Iris 1.3 Prelude to Painting Full-Scale Contour Drawing with Brush

Note: A cut flower's brief cycle of life and fragility calls for one’s developing illuminated memories through sketching and insights from the ladder of visual acuity.

Charcoal, as preliminary, helps with pressure sensitivity fo...

Iris Part 1. Using Rhythmic Energy for Compositional Studies

Iris Part 2. Using Rhythmic Energy for Compositional Studies

Iris Under Painting Stage Tone Ground Foundations

Iris The Wire Frame Foundation on Canvas