Josef's corner

These are a couple of studies in oil. Trying to capture the skin tones is tricky. There is a lot of grey bluish hue in our skin. One of Pier...

Finally finished the silverpoint drawing of Tex Lecor. There is a bit of bluish tint on the last part (lower). I am wondering if its the oxi...

The latest installment of spykids is out. We went to see it with the kids and they loved it! It is good ol family entertainment. Hybride di...

This is another version of Tex Lecor done in pastel on Canson paper 18x24. It was entered for the annual PSEC exhibition this coming Novembe...

This is a work in progress of my first ever silverpoint drawing. I love this technique! It takes time and patience and also nerves...you can...

I recently bought David Usher 's new album - Mile End Sessions. It is my very first purchase from iTunes! I should say I am very please...

I realize that the jpg photo might have been taken with a different setting on the camera. So I retook the photo in raw and jpg in the same ...

I was looking for a way to calibrate my monitor, or find a way to capture or color correct the pictures of my paintings that I took. There i...

This is a sketch I began several months ago of Tex Lecor.  12 x 16 Charcoal on paper.

I just started a new still life painting. Here is the first stage.

A fellow artist who made a Serett pochade box asked me some pictures of the lid support installation and position. I installed the end pa...

This from the BBC documentary 'Why Beauty Matters' with Roger Scruton. I love this passage from the documentary... "All art...

My recent project is a homemade pochade box for plein air painting. It is light and compact. The palette is built in into the box like the o...

This is a Nike spot that Hybride worked on. Black Mamba 2, Black Mambe Returns...lol

This is a pastel I started last year and finally finished it. It will be on show for "Pastel Toujours" the 15th Annual Members...

This is a side by side comparison and you can see that there is things quite off. DOH! Ok, not to be discouraged. The purpose of copying is ...

Here is an update. I did the hair. The bulk of the 1st painting is done. There is still some color issues on the ears, left cheek in the sha...