Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Portrait Commission

I took several high res pics of this drawing, but for some reason, each one of them is coming out pixelated.

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

My Book

Since writing and publishing my first novel, If Only For One Night, there have been seven accusations that the book is about someone from my past. Last night was number seven ... and she was nasty, rude, and very disrespectful. This book is PURELY a work of fiction and is in no way about my memories of someone, or even a group of women.

As a writer of fiction, I do pull from experiences from my past. In the book, there is an instance where one of the main characters, Jeff, goes kayaking with a woman. The first time I went kayaking was while I was in Alaska at Fort Wainwright in either 1999 or 2000. Since then, I have been over a dozen times.

In the book on another occasion, Jeff goes to Iraq and shoots a woman. While I did go to Iraq, I did not go with the Army, and I most certainly did not kill someone. Yes, I saw a woman shot and killed, and from that, I was able to write it in the book.

I have faced heartbreak on multiple occasions, and again ... I was able to pull from that memory and describe the emotional torment the main characters were facing. Whether it was a suicide, or a rape, or an abortion ... though they are fictional in the book, I have been with someone, or have experienced those memories in my life.

This book was originally written sometime between 1999 and 2004. It went through multiple revisions. MULTIPLE ...

Around 2004 sometime, I was going to church and believed the book was not a good indication that I was a Christian, and after consulting Latame (the coauthor) I felt it was best if we not publish it. As my faith came crashing down around 2010-2011 timeframe, I consulted Latame about editing it and maybe publishing it.

We played around with it, but weren't dedicated until 2014 if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure the accusations will continue over the next year or even the next decade. However, as stated before, this book is fictional, and if someone believes I am writing about someone, or even about them, every attempt to change details about our memory or memories has been changed, and I wish you well.

If you'd like to read the book, please click the following link:
https://www.amazon.com/Only-One-Night-John-Price-ebook/dp/B019BUTTFQ

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Portrait commission

I just realized I never posted the final image.

Work In Progress Portrait Commission

Work In Progress Portrait Commission

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Work In Progress - Portrait Commission

Part 3 - When Death Comes To Call

This is part 3 in a series 'When Death Comes To Call'
In this final piece, because death comes to us all, death is welcoming you, opening his arm as if to say, "it's your turn."

Part 3 - Work In Progress

Part 3 Still in progress

Part 3 WIP

This is the final part in my series 'When Death Comes To Call'

Part 3 WIP

This is the final part in my series 'When Death Comes To Call'

Part 2 - When Death Comes To Call

This is part 2 in a 3 part series

Part 2 - Work In Progress

Part 2 - in progress

Part 1

When Death Comes To Call

Oil

Still in progress

Still in progress

New painting in progress

The Presidents - Chester Alan Arthur

21st President of the United States
Graphite
11x14

3 hours 45 minutes

4 hours 30 minutes

5 hours and just over 15 minutes

3 hours 30 minutes in.

2 hours 45 minutes in.

2 hours 15 minutes in.

2 hours into a new presidential drawing.

1 Hour 30 minutes in.

45 minutes into a new presidential drawing. I intend to take a pic every 15, 30, or 45 minutes to show the progression over the course of several hours.

15 minutes into a new presidential drawing. I intend to take a pic every 15, 30, or 45 minutes to show the progression over the course of several hours.

Wedding Painting - Summerfield/Kroh

Photographers capture amazing images. But each image is of a single moment in time. However, having someone capture your special moment in a painting as it happens, is more than just a single frame ... it's an entire event.

The canvases were at each table

Canvases for a wedding.