The Cooler Painting

I am now a New Mexico painter of oil and digital mediums (recently relocated from Northern California to be closer to family (2022)) My past work leaned more toward realism, but after taking a second job years ago as a caricature artist, I found the freedom of improvisation to be more rewarding. I work mainly from reference material, as opposed to Plein air, or sittings. Half of the enjoyment in my painting process is to piece a scene together with sketches of props and photos taken from life. I will either use family or friends as models, but lately have been using more high-tech methods to model my characters using posing and 3D image development programs.