A few paintings I did while in Paris. It’s nice to feel productive when you’re on vacation. I have very … More
Tag: artwork
Suscipio (Up) 16X20 Acrylic on Canvas
Finished this week, a painting of two hands/arms holding on to each other for help. Suscipio is Latin, and means … More
The ‘It’s Anthony Michael Hall!’ Project, Acrylic on Mixed Media
Here’s an acrylic painting on mixed media paper I just completed. It’s a portrait of Anthony Michael Hall. This was … More
Please Objectify Me
This drawing is based on an NPR story that was published in August of 2015: People Love Art Museums — … More
Close-up of a Woman’s Face, Acrylic, 18 January 2016
The one thing that comes in handy with being a photographer, is that I get to pull from my library … More
The LOVE Project in Sign Language, 15 November 2015
So I’ve been practicing drawing the hands and decided to do a project on spelling the word Love. The L, … More
ROYGBIV – Roy Orbison in Acrylic, 9 Nov 2015
A visual pun created with a portrait of Roy Orbison. ROYGBIV. I was thinking of putting his name above his … More
Woman in Blue and Orange – Two Tone Portrait in Acrylic
My latest project of using two colors and white to paint a portrait. This time I used complementary colors blue … More
‘Mona Lisa’ Project – Acrylic
My attempt at Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ project. Just the face though. This is acrylic on mixed media. 2015 … More
Portraits in Acrylic
A couple of new portraits from September. All in acrylic. 2015 © Tear-n Tan. All Rights Reserved. Acrylic on Mixed … More
Musee Picasso and Space Invader Street Art of Picasso, 6 September 2015, Paris
Musee National Picasso-Paris at 5, rue de Thorigny is free on Sundays but worth the 13 euros if you go … More
FACE STUDY – EYES – ACRYLIC PAINT
Here I go again, one eye after another. Studying the eyes right now. Enjoy painting the tear ducts the most. … More
Infacestructure – Bridge and Ducts – Acrylic
I have this fascination with the inner corners of the eyes. I don’t know why, but I love shading that … More
May Ray ‘Glass Tears’ Project
So my studies on one of my favorite artists continues. One of my favorite Man Ray photographs is this 1932 … More
Ellie Goulding Inverted Experiment
This was a fun project for me. I took a photograph of Ellie Goulding I photographed in 2011 at Saks … More
Getting Into Hairy Situations
I’ve dreaded drawing hair, but decided to just do it. So here are a few drawings. I’m excited because the … More
The Modfather and the Model, Paul Weller and Winnie Harlowe
The title just happened! Here’s a drawing of Paul Weller, Modfather, music hero to many. This was done with charcoal … More
More Lips with Volume
I wanted to draw some big, voluminous lips. Here are a few. Sometimes you’ll make a weird face and the … More
Smile BIG…I’m Teething!
I’m starting to draw teeth. I’ve avoided it for the longest time, but am now doing it and actually enjoying … More
The King Curls Up in Queens – Elvis Is In the House
A charcoal on watercolor that I did last night in Queens, New York of Elvis Presley and his curled up … More
