Kai Lun Qu

The Figurative Art Convention & Expo Scholarship Recipient

It is my great pleasure to receive the Figurative Art Convention & Expo Scholarship. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Convention...

Weekend at New York Academy of Art w/ Steven Assael

I was fortunate enough to have been accepted and enrolled in a Masters Workshop with Steven Assael at the New York Academy of Art last we...

Charcoal Demo Step by Step w/ Time-lapse Video

A Charcoal Demonstration I completed in three hours for my students. Materials: Vine Charcoal, Kneadable Eraser, Blending Stumps

"Jeffrey" Alla Prima Timelapse Video

Full Time lapse Video of the Painting of Jeffrey. Done within 3 hours on a 11"x14" Panel.

Palette Project at Scottsdale Artist School w/ Daniel Keys & Michelle Dunaway

I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the Palette Project, which is a mentoring system under Daniel Keys and Michelle Dunaw...

"Empyral" Step by Step

I start out by applying a thin wash of Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Orange over the entire canvas to set a neutral ground. Using my rag, ...

Snowy Plein Air

After a huge blizzard yesterday in the East Coast, the snow piled up to two feet. Had to seize this opportunity to do my very first snowy...

Color and Medium Materials

Many artists who work in oil have different mediums and colors that they prefer. This is a view of what works for me and what I use durin...

"Stoic" Step by Step

I first lay in a saturated neutral color as the base for the face. I use little to no white in this process, using a mix of Naples Yellow...

First Blog of 2016

Welcome to my first official website blog of 2016. I'll be posting mainly about materials I use, step by step progression shots of painti...

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