portrait of a baby

I met this young lady in her Mother's arms, and offered her Mother a free portrait of her. Her Mother has given me full permission to post both the portrait and the photo ref, on social media. The first is the photo ref, the 2nd the pencil sketch, the third, watercolor on the 2nd.

Rave Review on "Creating Depth in your Paintings"

Hello Joe,

When I read about your book, I ordered it and am thrilled to have it in hand.  I have moved so far away from art due to my full-time commitment to providing individual literacy tutoring for disadvantaged children.  

Each year it gradually evolved into literally a full-time job of structuring individual lesson plans and meeting 

with children at Brevard Elementary School.  Last year I served 21 children.  It is my hope to begin to build in time to explore the fundamentals of drawing.  Your carefully-crafted steps encourage developing those skills.

Several years ago I took a drawing course offered by Brevard College's Creekside, a wonderful asset to our  community.  I just did not follow up with that experience, so I feel I am back to "square one".  As a more reasonable tutoring schedule develops for this school year, I hope to commit a time to drawing and forming a better foundation for the art I would love to pursue.

You are not only an accomplished artist, but a born teacher.  You consider the goal/objective and move forward in logical, easy-to-follow steps for the student.  Hope you continue to draw, paint, and publish!

Judy  (not my sister).

amazon.com/author/joehagarty

amazon.com/author/joehagarty

Happy Book Launching - "Creating Depth in your paintings - 1-point linear perspective" Available on Amazon.com in e-book and paperback. Be sure to spell my last name correctly: HAGARTY when you search for the book on Amazon.com

"Becoming an author at age 84 was a much a surprise to me as it is to you. I'm the 8th child of 11 children, and have enjoyed painting, music and writing for years, but did not think that I could write effectively. After having prepared many oral and written lectures for my art league friends, one of them suggested that I put these demos and instructions into a book.

This is the result of that effort: a simple step-by-step, easy-to-read and understand book that helps artists to understand the simple principles of one-point linear perspective. This book is the first of a series. The next book is "Two-point & Three-point Linear perspective.""

I came across a photo I had taken of my Mother, on her 90th Birthday in 1993. I finally got to do it, using 9x12" good-quality paper and colored pencils (Derwent). I've done 3 portraits this week: 2 colored pencils and one acrylics. However the other 2 I do not have permission to post yet.

Had to redo this one

Will do another

old one

new one

Another painting for one of the upcoming shows. This is acrylics on dark cream parchment paper. Mats to 16x20" Photo ref: Pexels.com

Newest Acrylic Painting

This one is finished. 16x20" acrylics + sharpie (for cable & chains) gallery-wrap canvas. Will be in a show this June at Connestee, and then later in September at Transylvania Council on the Arts (theme - figure and form). photo ref: pexels.com; photographer: Artem Beliaikin.

Roses Colored Pencils-top pencils only, bottom touches of water.

Roses from a photo compliments of pexels.com - watercolor pencils before and after application of small amount of water. Canson heavy paper.  Mats to 11x14".

Monday art dabblers - another of the fine young ladies who work in my community. Photo by me with her explicit consent.Watercolor pencils (and water) Canson board 9x12" mats to 11x14".

Monday art dabblers - another of the fine young ladies who work in my community. Photo by me with her explicit consent.Watercolor pencils (and water) Canson board 9x12" mats to 11x14".

Quick sketch