Jeffcoat Art Blogs

"Your painting of Matt captured the essence of the beautiful person he was and made a treasured gift for my sister. Thank you for helping me to do something so special at a very difficult time." -Yvonne (Georgia) commissioned "Matt" (memorial painti... 

Signing artwork and all of the myriad frustrations that entails... So I recently submitted my art and photography into the Belleza Show at The Bowen Center in Dawsonville, GA. Out of the four pieces I submitted, three are photographs. Now with my p... 

This particular commission was done earlier in 2011 as a birthday present from a wife to her husband. They are very close friends so it was a pleasure to paint their beautiful girls, Julie & Mayella. The painting was taken from a photo that I took of... 

When I paint I usually have a plan. The end result might be a blurry image in the back of my mind, but there's always a direction. I start the canvas with two layers of black acrylic paint, then outline the image in white. Shading comes next. If the ... 

Well, the darkroom has been conquered! I am thrilled to say that I have finally utilized my beautiful blue Beseler enlarger and it did a grand job for not being used in years. My friend, Kim, (high five!) really got me motivated to take the final plu... 

So I am, once again, straightening up the sheet over my photo enlarger because my two cats have chosen it as their new-found playground. Every time I do this, grumbling at Jilly and Mally as they look innocently at me, my mind goes straight back to t... 

The very first memorial painting I worked on was of a friend of mine and was given as a gift to his family. (We love you, Lou!) During that time, I focused more on painting musicians and it wasn't until a couple of years later that I was approached b... 

Well, today I got to break in my new ultra-wide angle zoom lens! When I take photos I tend to zoom-in more than out so this photography hike worked out some new muscles. It definitely made me look at the scenery around me in a different way and pushe... 

This Christmas commission is the daughter of a friend of mine and it was given to her father as a Christmas gift. All portraits that I paint put their own pressure on me as far as getting it as accurate as possible. Whether it's a musician that I've ... 

Here's the first of three Christmas commissions: the Japanese musician, Yasu who debuted in the rock band Janne Da Arc. This was one of those paintings that, once I started, I worked for two hours straight and most of it was done. Doesn't happen ofte... 

Here's my second Christmas portrait. The woman, Deanna, passed away many years ago and this painting was done for her son who's a close friend of mine. This is the first portrait that I put a little bit of color into. In the photo I used she had this...