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Latest project for 2025

Here's a photo of my easel setup, showcasing a watercolor portrait of my grand daughter. This painting was created as a gift to our daughter. Using my slightly modified, large PaintBook from EdgeProGear.com along with Pure Red Sable watercolor brushes from RoseMaryandCo.com, a 16” x 20” Fredrix Cotton Canvas Panel from, ArtSupplyWarehouse.com. Prior to any watercolor painting, I apply a couple of layers of Golden’s Absorbent Ground (White Acrylic Primer for water media) onto the canvas panel to guarantee the pigments adhesion. I’m a huge fan of Winsor Newton Professional Series 1 Watercolors, as well as Daniel Smith’s Extra Fine Watercolors and I recently have enjoyed using Horadam Aquarell Waterscolors by Schmincke. It’s convenient to purchase just about everything needed for painting a project by ordering online from any one of these art supply stores I’ve listed. CheapJoes.com, DickBlick.com, JacksonsArt.com, JerrysArtarama.com, madisonartshop.com, samflaxorlando.com.

“Henley, Poolside” • 16” x 20” • Watercolor on cotton canvas panel.

“Henley, Poolside” • 16” x 20” • Watercolor on cotton canvas panel.

tags: watercolor on canvas, portraits in watercolor, children portraits, transparent and opaque watercolor portraits, watercolor portraits of children
categories: Child Portraits, fine art, fine art painting, Portraits, watercolor
Thursday 03.13.25
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

Portrait of "Ray"

Here’s a progression video of a recent project. Portrait of “Ray” • 30”x 30” • Oil on canvas

tags: Portrait of Ray, Oil on canvas, portrait painting, kevinthomasartist.com
categories: fine art
Wednesday 03.10.21
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

Exhibit Announcement For January 2020

"Coming & Going" • 30" x 60" diptych • oil on canvas
"Sundown Lounge" 30" x 90" Triptych • Oil on canvas

I am very excited and happy to announce that I just delivered several paintings for the upcoming exhibit at the brand new Art Fusion Gallery, located at 106 Central Ave., in The Waterfront Arts District of downtown St. Petersburg, FL. Exhibit begins Jan 2nd throughout the last day of the month. The gallery reception is on the 11th of January from 6-10 PM. I will post more images as they become available, here are a couple of the paintings that will be within the exhibit. You are invited to come join us at the reception.

tags: art fusion gallery, The Waterfront Arts District, St. Petersburg Florida, figurative art, oil painting, fine art painting, kevinthomasartist.com, Contemporary fine art
categories: Exhibit announcement, oil painting, fine art
Saturday 12.28.19
Posted by Kevin Thomas
Comments: 2
 

Progression- recent portrait project →

tags: progression video, oil based colored pencil, david bowie, kevinthomasartist.com, fine art, portraits in oil, drawing, drawings in oil
categories: fine art, colored pencil portraits, oil portraits, portrait drawing, Portraits
Friday 04.05.19
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Allie, Adeline, Charlie, Lila Kate, Levi & Lewis" →

Progression video • 22” x 30” • Graphite and wash on toned paper.

tags: Allie, Adeline, Charlie, Lila Kate, Levi & Lewis, graphite drawing, progression video, children portraits, fine art, graphite, Tricia King White
categories: fine art, Child Portraits, Portraits
Sunday 01.06.19
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Rose & Paul" →

Progression video of a 15” x 22” graphite portrait drawn on Bristol paper

categories: fine art, Portraits, portrait drawing, black and white portraits
Monday 11.12.18
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"The Masterson Family" →

Progression video of a 19.5" x 25 family portrait rendered in oil based colored pencils on toned paper.

tags: Kate Thomas, Kyle Masterson, oil based colored pencils, family portrait, children portraits
categories: fine art, Child Portraits, colored pencil portraits, portrait drawing, Portraits
Saturday 08.25.18
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Edison" →

Progression of the 11.5" x 15" portrait rendered in watercolor.

tags: Edison, progression video, child portrait, watercolor painting
categories: Child Portraits, fine art, fine art painting, Watercolor, landscape
Monday 02.19.18
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

CFE Arena Wall Mural Project for the University Of Central Florida →

Progression video of CFE Arena Wall Mural Project October 2017

tags: University Of Central FloridaUCF, CFE Arena, Mascot Mural, Hand Painted Murals, Bulletin Enamel Paint, Fine Art, Orlando, Florida
categories: fine art, design, illustration, murals, hand painted murals
Tuesday 10.17.17
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Leighton" →

Here's a progression of a 19" x 25" rendering of my granddaughter. Drawn in colored pencils on toned paper.

Leighton.jpg
tags: Leighton, fine art portraits, colored pencils
categories: fine art, Child Portraits, colored pencil portraits
Sunday 08.20.17
Posted by Kevin Thomas
Comments: 3
 

"The Gallagher Siblings" • 20" x 30" • Pen & Ink with ink wash →

Here's a progression of the rendering.

tags: "The Gallagher Siblings", Pen & Ink with ink wash
categories: fine art, portrait drawing, pen & ink with ink wash
Thursday 08.10.17
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Kyle, Courtney, Tom and Colby" • 20" x 30" • Graphite

This project was a Father's Day Gift for my son in law.

This project was a Father's Day Gift for my son in law.

tags: Kyle, Courtney, Tom and Colby, graphite drawing, black & white drawing
categories: fine art, portrait drawing, Portraits
Monday 06.19.17
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Stitch"

Here’s a progression video of "Stitch" a 14” x 17" pet portrait rendered in pen and ink with ink wash

Source: https://vimeo.com/204646770
tags: "Stitch" 14"x17" pen & ink, black & white drawing, fine art portraits
categories: fine art, pet portraits, portrait drawing, pen & ink with ink wash, Portraits
Saturday 02.18.17
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

"Laura & Carter"

Here's a progression of this 16" x 20" pen & ink portrait with ink wash.

Source: https://vimeo.com/201958592
tags: Laura & Carter, pen & ink, progression video, graphite, with ink wash
categories: Child Portraits, pen & ink with ink wash, Portraits, fine art, portrait drawing
Tuesday 02.14.17
Posted by Kevin Thomas
 

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