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Portrait

Saurel Quettant

The Michaud brothers

Alisson

My Mothers

America's psychologist

Guylene Bertrand

Danielle

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Scott

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Commission

Immortalize your loved one, role model, or yourself with an irreplaceable portrait painting! Begin a family tradition by preserving a special moment inf your life in an unprecedented and unique work of art.

My process

Ronald spends countless hours perfecting his craft with some renowned artists. He applies fine art techniques to capture the likeness of his model.

From life

The model poses live in Ronald’s studio or at a location designated by the model. A few sketches are developed using charcoal to create a sense of proportion and scale and, more importantly, to find a unique trait.

From Photograph.

Ronald photographs his model on-site or can use your photographs as a reference. This makes a great surprise gift.

The medium

Ronald explores all mediums with a very high level of confidence.

Oil paint is my favorite medium. Because oils dry slowly, colors can be blended. Oil paint is also controllable and can be applied transparently or opaquely, depending on the subject matter or the substrates. Ronald paints on stretched canvas, wood panels, or archival oil paper.

Pastel is another fun medium to work with. Unlike the painting process, the colors are mixed directly on the paper rather than on the palette. Therefore, blending is so important! When handled correctly, pastels are permanent and can last just as long as any other medium. They never crack, yellow, or darken over time. Ronald draws on brown paper or durable pastel paper.

Charcoal Vine charcoal and compressed sticks feel more like a pencil in your hand than a drawing pencil. The technique will vary from artist to artist, but I suggest holding the charcoal with your thumb and forefinger, with your palm facing the paper's surface. Ronald draws with charcoal on white or gray-toned drawing paper.

PRICING

Portrait Monochrome Media on Paper – ( Pencil – Charcoal)
Head 8x10 to 11x14 one person	$200
Head and Chest 8x10 to 11x14 one person	$300
Half to three-quarter Figure 18x24 to 20 x24	$600
Full length of Body 22x28 to 30x40	$1200
Portrait Pastel or Watercolor on Paper
Head 8x10 to 11x14 one person	$300
Head and Chest 8x10 to 11x14 one person	$500
Half to three-quarter Figure 18x24 to 20 x24	$600
Full length of Body 22x28 to 30x40	$1200
Oils on stretched Canvas
Head 8x10 to 11x14 one person	$400
Head and Chest – 9”x12” to 20”x24”	$800
Half to three-quarter Figure 22”x28” to 30”x40”	$1200
Full length of Body 30x40 to 30x40	$3000

Each additional model in the painting will be 50% of the original cost.

A contract, including procedure, will be drafted upon agreement before work begins.

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sketching My sketchbook is my ultimate companion. Like a close friend, I carry my sketchbook with me in any place when I am going to wait for service, Doctor's office, barber, dentist, etc. I look for people with particular features of people sitting in my surroundings and with a comfortable stance. I use my sketchbook to keep my drawing skills active, trained my vision for portrait proportion. It helps in the composition of the painting. I use I to study the nuances in a shadow area.

Develop the skill of having a sketchbook since my first year of architecture school. The design instructor, I want you to carry around a sketchbook that is also your notebook to capture an idea and brainstorm on presentation. I have several sketchbooks, and they are scattered in my car, my desk, or my bag, depending on the last activity. Of course, lately, the phone takes over, checking on social media becomes the way to kill time passively. On vacation, I spend time with my sketchbook early morning or late night when I am collecting my thought, and it is also an active tool for my meditation or journal.

I urge every artist or creative person to carry a sketchbook at all times.

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

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Studio Design In 2007 I started reconnecting to my artwork. In 2017 I decided to build my studio. During these ten years, a lot of soul searching, some high and low in my creative world. I quickly understand that I enjoyed the high, and it was solely dependent on me to create. I traveled 20 to 30 miles to Damon Carter's studio, to Shane McDonald's studio, and other workshops here and there. Returning home, I would paint in the garage or the basement. The interruption was always present, and being in the creative zone was essential to keep me on high. I spotted the farthest spot on my property, and I decided to build my studio.

The area's access did not allow me to bring an already built shed from HD, so I had to construct it. Here is where the fun begins. The design process took me to the architectural world when the construction triggered the fabricator in me. I am at my most creative high.

Studio My studio is the perfect combination of all that I am, where art, architecture, and construction meet. With the help of Eloy Campos y campaneros, we built a 10x12 deck. With my controversial Jamaican brother Robert Green, we created the structure. My fellow Glassman Juan Solano provided the glass. Special thanks to these fellows. The Studio team!