May 4, 2015

Painting Papa Day 1

HP aged 2 months

February 4th, 2015 we welcomed a new addition to the family. Our little bundle of joy will be joining me in the studio. I have decided to share the joys and struggles of being a professional artist and stay at home dad.

Hot off the heels of the Portrait Society of America's Art of the Portrait Conference in Atlanta, Georgia I have started my first day with HP in the studio. We began the day by getting cleaned up, a bite to eat, then running out on some errands. Once we got back I fed HP again then swapped him between napping, tummy time, and a little daddy entertainment while I worked on setting up new still life arrangements and sorting possible wildlife photo reference from a recent trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I look forward to the challenge of having a little partner in my studio. I am happy to be a new father and want to give HP all that I never had.


Black Bear Yearling
 Great Smoky Mounting National Park