when the light is just right

thank you Tom

i just now saw a bit of your art work… wow! your comment is much appreciated and encouraging

thank you very much Estelle

hi Jamie! thank you. once again i’ve lost track of my replies to people. hope alls good in madtown

thank you StacyLee

very much appreciated. thank you.

hi Catblack, once again, trying to catch up on the replies and stuff.
thank you for your comment

thank you. i appreciate your comment

thank you Mil

thank you Aloramyst

thank you Cheetaah. yes, sometimes i start off with the thought of using only one medium and then, i get this notion to throw in a little of this and a little of that.

thanks Paul

thank you Boban

thanks Michael. the actual painting is about 24 inches by 36 inches and when i had it framed and hanging on the wall, it did seem to get some attention

hey, thanks Michelle

thank you, i appreciate your comments

Thank you Tara. Mysterious, yes. it was one of those pieces that i started and had no idea of where it was going to go or what i wanted it to look like. it kind of just developed as i painted

thank you Laura. glad you like it

thank you very much for your comment Harry. it’s very much appreciated. didn’t have any specific thoughts when i started this one. i began by painting the eyes and just kept looking at them. this one took shape as i worked on it. was experimenting a bit and for some reason, i kept looking at her eyes. i put it away for some time and when i picked it up again, i was still looking at her eyes. when i thought i was about done, actually almost giving up on it, i threw some color into the hair and presto!, she came to life.

thank you DairyGirl. your comment is very much appreciated and inspirational

a late reply to say, thank you very much for your comment

thank you Alexia, your comment is very much appreciated

hi GlobalPhotos. thank you for the comment. as you can see, sometimes it takes me a bit to respond.
have a wonderful day

Thank you very much Steve. Your comment is much appreciated…especially the “wow”

thank you Botticcelli. I appreciate that very much

Thank you very much Joanne

Thank you for the compliment CXCBEAR

Thank you Bouzz. and thank you for adding this to your favs

hello Anthea and thank you very much. your comments are truly appreciated

Thanks morpheus71, i appreciate your comment and what you see.
and thank you for adding this to your favs

hello Larry, and thank you very much.
will have to make some time and check out some of your recent work.
have a great one

another WOW? you are too kind JayCee,. thank you very much

lol…if i would have been reading this comment out loud…oh boy. thank you JayCee

hello Care and thank you very much.
almost threw this one out at one point, put it aside and when i found it again, decided to work with it instead of tossing it. lol

hi Tracey, here’s another one that i replied to in the comment box.
it’s just above a bit.
i must be going senile. lol

hmmm, that is a strange thing, i do find myself thinking that i need to start and finish something rather quickly.
i do have a couple of pieces that are stored away somewhere, uncompleted. perhaps i will look for them and throw some paint on them or something. lol
carlos xx

thank you, Rosina.
:)

hello Carrie. thank you very much for your comment and for the fav too :)

hello Amarica and thank you very much.

thank you, Artmadnz :)

Hello Robert.
hmmm, tips on airbrushing. this is one medium that takes a bit of practice, not only the application of paint but, also thinning out the medium you are using, acrylic, enamels, etc., so that the airbrush does not clog. keeping everything clean at all times can be a chore but, has to be done…constantly. having a compressor that will keep up with the amount of airbrushing you are doing and finding the right pressure for the medium in the airbrush.
the results of airbrushing can be fantastic but, it does take a bit of time to experiment, trial and error.
there are plenty of airbrush books around but, it will come down to actually playing around a bit. there are many tips available and most them are adjustable. my favorite ones have a control lever that controls the pressure and the amount of paint you are spraying with one finger.
i first got into airbrushing when i was working for an aerospce company, touching up black and white photos. this may be a good way to start, being that you learn shading, tones and such with only 3 small tubes of gouche ( black, white and a shade of gray).
once you get the hang of it, there are many techniques that you can use to get different effects.
the best source of information i found, was a monthly magazine published for the sign industry. i don’t recall the name but, it was a gold mine of info, with text and photos showing how different effects are achieved.
i have about 7 different airbrushes, which, except for this work you see here, i haven’t used in about 4 years. i will have to get back into it…it’s fun. i recommend getting one that has the finger tip control, doesn’t have to be an expensive one, and one that can be completely torn down for cleaning.
oh, i better stop here, ‘cause now i’m starting to remember all the different things you can do with one.
most important…practice and keep your tools clean.
if you have any specific questions, just drop me a line and i will try to answer them.
carlos

:) hi Rosamaria. thank you for adding this to your fav’s!
glad you like this…thank you!

thank you, Kathryn.
ooops…sometimes it takes me a while to reply :)