My painting style is hyper-realism  and people have sometimes mistakenly thought that I do "paint-overs", which is simply painting over a photo.   I don't use that method.   Rather, I use photographs for references, draw the outline, and then paint the detail as I see it.   For a more detailed explanation of my process  please see my guest article for Realism Today "I Spent 160 Hours Painting This Realistic Still Life"

 

The painting here took 6 weeks and about 250 hrs.  

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​ 24" x 24"  oil on panel 

"Morning Coffee"

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