My bad, I thought things couldn’t get worse. Yet here we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic and I’m running low on toilet paper. Now I’m kicking myself for thinking people were being so silly with their panic buying. The good news is we’re fortunate enough to live in a really good school…
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Taking My Time
It only took a few weeks, but here it is. Despite the long time I took on this painting, I really did enjoy it. I have a lot more paintings in the works so stay tuned for next week.
Playing Catch-Up
The last couple of weeks I got a little off track. I entirely forgot to write up a blog post last week, but I was… distracted. I did get a little painting in though. I completed a painting commissioned for my niece of her dog Fiona and started the painting of her cat Simba. The…
Painting for an Art Show
This painting may seem familiar to those of you following along with my Utrecht Color Theory Challenge from March 2019. I wanted to repaint this larger for the Canyon River Runners Art Show next month along with another painting that I haven’t done yet. I plan on painting the next one this next week and…
Ramblings
I know. I know. I bitched pretty much all of January about how much I hate painting flowers and here I am painting flowers. The difference this time is that I felt really inspired to create this painting. Last month I was forcing myself to paint because I didn’t want to fail at some arbitrary…
2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge – Complete
There you have it. The January 2020 Strada Challenge is officially over. I don’t really have anything more to say about my experience this go around. I’ll just briefly summarize though: it was rough. I really wanted to present the collection as a whole and try to decide on my favorite painting from the bunch….
2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge – Week 5
Here are the final paintings in the 2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge. It is a huge relief to finally be finished. I honestly thought I would enjoy painting flowers more as the month went on, but I found myself struggling the whole way through. There are some paintings in this collection that I am really proud…
2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge – Week 4
Two-thirds through this challenge and I still don’t like painting flowers. I think I just need to accept that flowers aren’t my thing. This was a good challenge to do though. I was very intimidated by the idea of painting flowers and I’m not anymore. So that’s something. Every January I try to set up…
2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge – Week 3
Here we are, just over half way through the challenge. While I’m still struggling to some degree, I think I’m finally getting the hang of painting flowers. I have to keep reminding myself to slow down and not rush through it, but overall I think I’ve improved. This week feels slightly less horrible than the…
2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge – Week 2
After spending most of last year working with water media, it is genuinely weird to be back to working with oils. I just can’t get over just how oily it is. I’ve never been bothered by the oiliness of an oil painting before, but for whatever reason I’m really aware of it. Transitioning back into…
2020 Strada 31-Day Challenge – Week 1
The Strada 31 day challenge is a challenge hosted by… you guessed it: Strada Easel. The rules are simple: Complete one painting from life every day. If competing for the prize of one of 5 easels, post your completed painting each day to your facebook page with the hashtag #stradaeasel and the day. Official rules…
2019 Year in Review
This year was a mixed bag. It was very positive in terms of my art and getting back into the workforce and very difficult due to some unexpected losses. Overall, I’m grateful this year has finally come to a close. I’m ready for a fresh start in 2020. After nearly a decade of being a…