Here is a painting I’ve been working on for a while now. I started it in 2013, but life got in the way and it was shelved. I’ve always really loved it since it features my wedding bouquet made by my mom and two brass owls that were passed down to me after my grandma…
Category: Works in Progress
Painting Over Old Paintings
I’m really unsure what to do with this painting. I started painting it probably 5 years ago and really struggled with it before giving up. It was overly ambitious. I didn’t have the skill to finish it when I started it. I think I’ve improved enough that I can tackle it now. I’m just not sure…
More Progress & The Liebster Award
This is first and foremost a painting blog, so here is this week’s painting update. Try as I might, I just couldn’t get this painting finished. Life has been busy lately and I haven’t had very much time to paint this week. It’s so close! I expect to finish this week. Read more about this painting: Part…
Current Works in Progress
The last couple weeks have been very busy. The school year ended, family got together, mini vacations happened, and life went on in between. I’ve been trying to sneak painting in when I can, but haven’t made much progress on anything. The above painting started off with promise, but took a series of wrong…
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 1
Part 1 – The Underpainting Portrait painting is difficult for me because it’s so specific. If the features aren’t just right it’ll end up looking like someone else. I haven’t painted very many portraits yet so I’m doing what I can to make it easier on myself. With that in mind, I’m starting this portrait with a…
May Update
My birthday was a few days ago. My sister-in-law and best friend, decided that she was going to hang out with me all day and have me teach her to paint. It was a really fun. I wasn’t sure I could talk anyone through a painting, but I feel like I did a good job and…
Painted 46 & 2 Times
I was working on this painting on Sunday and … GASP! I repainted the sky. I didn’t want to do this, it just started happening, and then it kept happening. I was completely absorbed in listening to Tool and my hands got away from me. Before I knew it the entire sky had been repainted and…
Gone Camping
I knew I wouldn’t be able to get a painting done by press time this week. I was away with my family on our annual spring break camp trip for a chunk of last week. I should be able to finish this painting in the next few days though. Before I left, I was working on building my…
Brick Walls
Some days are genius and every stroke with the brush is perfect and every color comes together without thought. Other days I mar the canvas with every stroke of the brush and can’t mix an accurate color to save my life. Days like that make me wonder why I even bother. I’ve read a few…