Painting has been a wonderful escape this week. It has given me something to focus on other than overwhelming feelings of anxiety and sadness. The losses suffered this year are not something that can be easily overcome. This events of this year have certainly left a lasting mark. Painting still brings me joy however so…
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Getting Back to Gouache
At the beginning of this week I wasn’t sure if I would have anything to post. Since completing my last painting I didn’t know what to do with myself. On one hand, I want to get back into oil painting. On the other, I wanted to just continue on with gouache painting. As sometimes happens…
Revisiting an Old Painting Part 2
Here it is. Is it better or worse? I’m not entirely sure. In many ways I think it is improved. In other ways it’s possibly worse. I’m really proud of myself for taking a risk with this painting though. I’m a novice at palette knife painting. Without really knowing what I was doing I went…
Revisiting an Old Painting
It has been a while since I’ve done a work in progress post. It has also been a while since I’ve done any oil painting. Be prepared. The photo above is from where I left this painting in 2017. This week I busted out the palette knives and went to town. Already it is looking…
Inktober 2019 – Complete
I know you’re all just about sick of hearing about Inktober already. Here is my final post about it this year, just to wrap things up. I promise. At 29 complete paintings, I didn’t quite finish the challenge. I am really satisfied with the work I put in this year though. Compared to last year,…
Inktober 2019 – Week 5
Here is the final week of Inktober. I had every intension of finishing Inktober this year and I even came close. Tragedy struck my family, however, and a silly little drawing challenge seemed so inconsequential. I am really proud of the progress I’ve made this October. Once I started to use sepia ink, I feel…
In Memory of Zella
My heart is broken. An unthinkable tragedy has rocked my family. My young niece, Zella, passed away suddenly at just 17. She was a force to be reckoned with from day one. Zella brimmed with compassion and love for everyone around her. She was wise beyond her years and was certain of herself in a…
Inktober 2019 – Week 4
This challenge is flying by. Only 7 more paintings left and I can take a little break. I’m actually looking forward to going back to my gouache animal paintings. I’ve been looking around at what other people are posting on Instagram and I can’t help but notice how many different ways people interpret the challenge….
Inktober 2019 – Week 3
Here we are, just over half way through Inktober. I’m happy to announce that it still seems to be going well. I know month long daily challenges are usually difficult, but I’ve spent most of this year daily painting so this is just me doing my daily routine. The biggest challenge has been working from…
Inktober 2019 – Week 2
This Inktober is really going great so far. The paintings are really flying by each day and they’re something I really look forward to. This is the first year I’ve used masking fluid to preserve my whites. I knew about it, but I didn’t know just how amazing it is. I’ve been using the crap…
Inktober 2019 – Week 1
It has only been three days so far but I’m loving Inktober. This is my second year attempting the challenge. I wasn’t sure if I was going to participate at all, but I’m glad I am. I love using ink. It has to be in my top three all time favorite art supplies. Usually when…
Days of Gouache – Complete
Way back in May I started a 30 day gouache painting challenge. It quickly turned into a challenge to filly my sketchbook, then the next sketchbook and finally my goal was to complete 100 paintings. I took plenty of days off so I didn’t finish this challenge in 100 days, but I did make it…