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All Grown Up
This piece is inspired by one of my paintings on plexiglass, though I can't seem to find a photo of it! This might mean I need to...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


First Portrait Study
I didn't plan for this to resemble the photo, but as I continued adding layer after layer, it seemed to be taking on a saintly...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


La Flor
Bottle brush seems to be everywhere but my obsession with the water drops hold firm here! Good exercise to let the "paint" brush shape...
Jesus McLean
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Orchids Two
Orchids of plenty in the garden so those may be the subject of studies for a while. I was using the stippling to mimic the grain of the...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


¡BOGATA!
A rainy moody moring riding up to Monserrate. I was experimenting with using one color.
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Second Portrait
Indeed, it's Dan, as thoughtful as always on a rainy morning in New Orleans! I swapped a painting on the wall with one of my own—a photo...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


A Gift
Dan asked me to paint something as a gift for his Bro. An eagle it had to be!
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Fifteen Minutes
Not one of my photos but inspired a photos I found on my adobe stock :-) Can't think of them all! I was trying to see how fast I can...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Always Working
Over ten years ago, I captured this photo in New York at a BnB, and true to his dedicated nature, Dan worked late into the night. The...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


They Touch
Learned a lot about not rushing paint but I think if I spent a little more time with this I can get the depth to, well deepen!
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Mom one
Could not resist painting mom! All I need to say.
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Best Friends
I couldn't resist taking a photo of this family. The dogs were so still as they gazed over San Francisco from the top of Corona Heights....
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Orchids One
I used a flash while photographing the orchids in our garden, and one of them was just beginning to open. The vibrant colors in the lower...
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


The Taste Test
I will probably start this one again eventually or another version of this one but I did learn that I don't have to copy every pixel!
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


Apples
I'm using photos for references for the paintings, but now I need to be a little more patient when photographing them!
Jesus McLean
Jul 111 min read


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Jesus McLean
Jul 11, 20231 min read


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Jesus McLean
Jul 11, 20231 min read


¡Not a pimple before your headshot!
¿What do you do about it? My makeup artists and estheticians will advise leaving it alone. Normally, I would use Photoshop to remove any...
Jesus McLean
Jul 7, 20231 min read


¡10th Anniversary / 50th Bday?
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Jesus McLean
Jul 1, 20232 min read


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Jesus McLean
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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