Nate

Avery

I'm finally feeling comfortable with digital color.  After 3 years of self taught trial and lots of errors and learning and re-learning, I'm finally feeling more confident.  In this portrait of Avery,  I focused on not using black to describe my shadows.  Instead I used cool purples and blues.   My favorite part of this picture are her cheeks. 

Sisters

The last couple of months have been so buys I hardly had time to do anything other than draw.    I was able to complete 36 portrait in 46 days.  I'm naturally slow... with about everything I do.   Having deadlines and being able to meet those is a big deal for me.  Now that the pressure is off I'v slowed down.  I stated spending about a week on each picture and I paint about 4-6 hours a day.   And I started back with drawing in color with is one of the best parts about daring.  Having limited hours I try to be as productive and focused as possible.  I struggle with the staying focused part but having only a few hours in the day helps that drive.