Bosbyshell Art Studio

Above is the final portrait. It is a fun and positive portrait. Not too serious. It is a portrait symbolizing growth. The background is abst...

Commissioning a portrait is great fun. This is a portrait of a young lady that I also completed a portrait of her when she was a baby. First...

  Here is the final drawing. The bark had such a variety of textures that different parts of the drawing have very different feels. The cent...

Above, I began by using a very light silhouette of the entire tree to set the composition. Next with a very soft dark pencil I put in the bi...

 After looking at the trees in person and doing a few rubbings on the actual trees. I return to my studio and draw some small sketches of th...

The commission process can be a mystery. I hope to take some of the mystery out and show you how I do it.  Here are the steps I go through w...

  I am working on a commission for my friend Lou. I traveled to her home and we looked at all the interesting trees on and around her proper...