In this video I work with a student to demonstrate how I think about composing a portrait within the first couple of seconds, setting it up immediately for a long drawing or painting. Much of the information pertains to my upcoming Painting Workshop on Feb 4, 5 & 6. Information about that can be found at: https://www.thephilosophyhouse.com/instruction-1

These are the essential drawing materials I carry with me where ever I go. I fit everything into a small bag so I'm always prepared. In this video, I'll show you what I have and how I use it.

In this video course, I'll show you the tools I use to make using pen and ink fun and easy to work with.

There are a lot of things to keep in mind when working with natural light. Color temperatures, criss crossing light sources but there are also some basic things we can keep from the studio practice that will help to simplify things so that we can make the proper representation of something we have in mind… or close to it anyway.

In this course I explain what I'm doing as I paint a portrait from life outdoors.