After 20,000 plus hours of experience in creating my figurative and portrait oil paintings, (including study, books, seminars, workshops, live drawing and painting practice), as well as successful sales in…

30×30″ oil on linen, recently completed, “Lady Bug” painting was sold today at Rehs Gallery which is located on 57th St in Manhatten NY,NY. Although it’s tough to let this…
After stretching and toning my canvas, this is my first painting session of my new 30×36″ figurative oil painting. Watch me paint the figure as I discuss my thoughts and…
I take you inside my studio and show you the palette that I built myself, and we discuss my choice of oil paint colors, paint brands, paint order on the…
After the canvas is stretched properly, often the next thing that I do will be to tone the canvas. I usually do not want to begin the painting from the…
I have three video downloads totaling 42 minutes that actually show me preparing the 30×36″ stretcher bars and stretching the linen canvas. During the process I discuss my decision making…
The signature on the painting is an intregal part of the art work and may be very important to the overall appearance and desirability of the finished painting. Early in…
Now that we have finished creating our master piece, it’s important to take a great digital image to be used for selling reproductions of the work, as well as for…

Some of the various stages of Ballerina In The Park 24×36″ oil on linen starting from the ugly begginning all the way through to the beautiful finish Stage 1 Stage…

Ballerina In The Park 24 x36″ oil on linen canvas completed 12/5/09 MarkLovettStudio.com