I spent four hours this afternoon painting, finished the test portrait for Diana, and worked on two other paintings, a Celtic knotwork piece and a still life.
Read MoreThe finished mini painting shows a pentacle carved candle holder with lit tea light casting a pentacle on a nearby apple.
Read MoreThis small oil painting shows a glowing candle viewed through a round glass vase, the light from the candle flame glowing in the darkness.
Read MoreThis afternoon I happily spent the afternoon painting. I finished on small still life (Glass Vase and Candle), worked on three other paintings, and also prepared two more small paintings. In this post, I will show you the three WIP paintings.
Read MoreI’m finishing out the last day of 2011 by working on art. The last couple weeks have been filled with contemplation, planning, and plotting, and I am so excited about things to come in the following months, including a return to writing tutorials. Glass Vase and Candle – WIP2 4″x5″ oil paint on canvas Three
Read MoreI happily spent six hours today painting. I enjoy sewing, but it doesn’t feed my soul. Art makes my soul glad to be alive, regardless of the other problems in my life. I attempted to work on the commissioned portrait, but found it was not quite dry enough for another layer yet. “Familiar” was likewise
Read MoreOriginally many separate posts, made between September 2 and November 3, 2010. September 2, 2010 October 1, 2010 October 29, 2010 November 3, 2010
Read MoreOriginally posted September 13, 2010. 8″x10″, bamboo pen and sumi ink on vellum paper~15 minutes This was drawn in class from a real dried artichoke. I was very happy with how it turned out. I need to get or carve myself some more bamboo pens in different sizes. Artichokes are related to cardoons and (more
Read MoreOriginally four separate posts made on September 6, 2010. Speedball 512 nib on smooth white paper8″x5″~.5 hour of workDrawn with a bud vase and rose in front of me. The first homework assignment for my class was to make four drawings of the same subject using four different pens or nibs. For this one I
Read MoreOriginally posted April 3, June 24, July 4, July 17, 2009. Note from 7/30/2019: This was a class assignment, and the further I got into detailing in the shell, the more disinterested in the piece I became. My teacher was willing to grade the piece before it was completely finished, but I hate leaving projects
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