I layer molding paste, then oil paint, and on some pieces such as Jellyfish Rising here, I layer resin on parts of the painting before finishing with hyper-realistic oil painting on the surface. I largely paint on panel. I use thin layers and dry brushes at times to keep the color sharp and the edges crisp. Jellyfish Rising and all the Grace series explores water in many forms through texture & transparency: the way waves look when seen from a plane, watching the bank of a river or a cresting wave in the sea, and the wave’s tiny droplets. I apply the paste with a large palette knife, then remove some by using a pull up motion to create this wavy texture. The tentacles of the jellyfish were applied with a small liner brush. This piece overall took 140 hours to complete over the course of a year.