Todd M. Casey - Fine Art

The Modern Atelier Show is moving to Ashville NC (Black Bird Frame & Art). Opening for the traveling show is April 4th from 6:30 - 8:30. The show will run all through April, if you are in the area for  visit! The show also expanded to 7 artists: Carol Broman Todd Casey Carla Crawford Angela Cunningham Danny Grant Gregory Mortenson Travis Seymour

I wanted to share some more work in progress shots of a painting that I've nearly completed. Here are the abbreviated steps: 1: Poster Study These are essential! With form painting sometimes its hard to see the big picture. Working on a smaller 5 x 7 or 6 x 8 can help you see the bigger forms and then you can reference this poster for you final painting. 2. Setup Having a good setup is key to making a good painting. Notice how I blocked out the light and have one  light directed on my setup but a separate light on my painting. The light is also over the top of me so that the cast shadows from my arm and brush don't fall across my surface when painting. 3. Transfer Drawing: I do a Oil transfer (put paint on the back of a printout of my drawing and go over the top of my printout with a pen to transfer lines [think carbon paper]), and then use Raw Umber to build my values before going in with color. This will guide me for the next step and als