Recent content by bendykowski

Last month we had numerous tornado's in our area and decided to include one in my drawing "The Great Taking". This one is digital but formatted to be an 8x12 "print". No photos or Photoshop. All hand drawn. Enjoy. ~ Steve.

Completed this 8x12 digital drawing this afternoon. Some have asked - no photos, no Photoshop, done stroke by stroke with Apple pencil. From a photo I took many years ago.

I finished this one yesterday. I had taken the reference photo back in 1984 and knew some day I was going to paint or draw it. 8x12 digital print.

My creative process... My artwork is always based on a photo I have taken. Whenever I see something that "interests" or "speaks" to me I take a photo of it. I purposely do not analyze why I took the photo as that would ruin the mystery for me. I just file it away for future reference. When I am...

Scamall - Do you mean my technical process or creative process?

Finished re-working this last night. Pretty sure it is done now. 8x12. ~ Steve.

Thank you everyone. I will post more soon.

Thank you everyone for your comments and encouragement.

New to Creative Spark. Posted a drawing, and this is my first oil painting. Enjoy!

Hello everyone. Interesting to hear your thoughts. I am a retired art professor and even while I was teaching I never recommended anyone go to art school unless the 'art degree' was required for a job they desired. When Renoir was asked the best way to learn to paint he said "It is in the museum...

I am new to this forum, and looking forward to sharing and seeing what others are doing. ~ Steve. "High Place Idolatry" - 8 x 12 - Digital Print Description: High on a high hill stands a weathered, textured, and rotting tree. A winding and sinister looking vine has grown out of the base of the...