Every once in a while the opportunity comes around to set a personal record. Maybe it’s an athletic event – running a best time in a particular race. Or perhaps it’s a musician who’s just performed a difficult piano piece successfully for the first time. These things bring a sense of satisfaction, a knowledge that…
In our last discussion of the oil painting progression, I’d mentioned my concern that the many steps which I’d photographed in creating this piece might become boring to look at if I were to show every single one. So I’m going to skip over a photo here and there in an effort to get to the…
This is the part where our painting tutorial gets a bit tricky for me. The steps of progression tend to be a bit more subtle at this point and I don’t want things to get boring or look like there’s nothing happening. But then again, that kind of describes the very nature of a painting’s…
News flash here! It’s time again for the popular Springville Art Crawl, where participating businesses host the works of selected artists, creating an expansive group exhibition, very much worth the trip to see. Springville NY is a picturesque town featuring specialty shops, restaurants, galleries, theaters, and other cultural points of interest. Six of my original paintings will be included in…
Today’s installment of our step-by-step oil painting tutorial demonstrates the placement of identifying features within the somewhat ghostly likenesses of the two dogs which resulted from last week’s initial steps. It should first be mentioned that the earliest layer of paint or “underpainting” applied in last week’s article needs a good few days to begin…
Hello all, I’ve been excited about getting this new series of articles underway. I’ll be highlighting a step-by-step process from beginning to completion of one of my recent animal oil paintings, entitled Larka and Dylan. The lovely and (somewhat) willing participants in this venture consist of a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Pembroke Welsh Corgi,…
A look at some of the recent theories on ancient Greek and Roman sculpture will soon reveal that there’s a school of thought which favors a much more colorful model of antiquity than that presented in art museums and movies we see today. While much of ancient stone sculpture unearthed and otherwise discovered in our…
As recently mentioned, I’ve been working with some new materials and techniques in creating my latest projects, including two new fantasy themed artworks. The pair of sculptures is inspired by the announcement and invitation to participate in a group art exhibition based on Grimms Fairy Tales. I was really excited to hear about this upcoming…
Thanks to all who came out to see “Expressions in Realism”, the exhibition at VanOver Fine Arts this summer. Big thanks especially to the gallery itself which consistently puts on such beautifully displayed exhibitions and handled this show so well. The opening reception back in July was great fun for all and, as always, a…
On the heels of a successful June show is another exciting exhibit coming up next week at VanOver Fine Arts in Springville, NY. “Expressions in Realism” will be a solo fine art exhibition featuring original Dean Vigyikan oil and acrylic paintings, drawings, and sculptures. A public opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 13…