I know it isn’t a very big reveal this week, but here are the first three paintings of the challenge. Out of the three, I’m happiest with the beets. I put a couple hours into that one and really pushed it to a more polished finish. Or it could just be that I love the…
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January 2018: 30 in 30 Challenge – Days 5-11
Number 5 started out as something completely different. I spent an hour and a half working on that painting before finally deciding I hated it and wiped it. I’ve only wiped a canvas once or twice before, so it was a really hard decision. The Kraken bottle was a lot more interesting to paint…
January 2018: 30 in 30 Challenge – Days 1-4
I finally started a real 30 in 30 challenge. I will paint one 6×6 inch alla prima painting every day for 30 days. I waffled back and forth about whether to start now or wait until February. February is when Leslie Saeta would be hosting a challenge, but I had already made my plans…
2017 Year in Review
2017 was a very productive year for me. By far the most productive year I’ve ever had, and that includes my school years. This year, I completed 43 paintings and have grown considerably as an artist. To compare, I finished 26 paintings total in the last two years and probably less than 10 in…
Second Attempt at an Alla Prima Pumpkin
Happy Thanksgiving! I decided I needed to quit being lazy and get a holiday-ish painting done this week. And since I need the practice, I also tried to make it another alla prima painting. For my second attempt, I chose a similar but slightly more complicated pumpkin subject. I’m really happy with how it eventually…
30 in 30 Inspired Challenge Complete
The original plan was to paint these paintings in 30 days, but I didn’t for two main reasons. 1. I suck at painting alla prima, and 2. I fell in love with my subjects and wanted to do them justice. So I decided to finish one painting a week, which sounded a lot more…