At Hartford Art School last week, I had the privilege of studying with Chris Payne. On the first day of class, he got assigned a Time Magazine cover, due two days later on Wednesday. We all got to watch Chris put together an amazing illustration that is featured on this week's Time Magazine cover.
Here is my attempt to paint like Payne. It is the first traditional painting I've done in months. It is mixed media with glazes of oil paint and colored pencil. I really enjoyed painting this picture. I want to apply some of this approach to my traditional work.
BTW, the subject in the painting is my great grandfather, Whoa Bill Phillips. He pitched professionally for sixteen years around the turn of the last century. I would like to learn more about him. I inherited NONE of his athletic ability.
