I sometimes think ahead and scan my line drawings before painting them. I thought I would show some of them to you side by side. The drawings were all done live at the scene. Painting was done afterwards in my studio. Five of these were done in coffee houses, one was done on an airplane.

There is a slider you can control, going from just line to fully painted. What do you think?


The Conversation, Before and After,
ink & acrylic paint, Starbucks, Tulsa, 2014

Anna and Meera, Before and After,
ink & acrylic paint, Shades of Brown, Tulsa, 2015

The Knitters, Before and After,
ink & acrylic paint, Shades of Brown, Tulsa, 2018

Megan, Before and After,
ink & acrylic paint, Starbucks, Tulsa, 2015

Catherine, Before and After,
ink and acrylic paint, 2013

Britni the Filmmaker, Before and After,
ink & acrylic paint, Fair Fellow Coffee, undated

Men at Starbucks, Before and After,
Ink and Acrylic Paint, Starbucks, Tulsa, undated

Part 2 will be the vertical drawings


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