The layers on this carrot! I had a hard time with this one. I don’t think I’ve been spending enough time painting lately between being sick and busy with other things. Unfortunately, I lose my groove when I don’t paint often enough. I painted this carrot over and over and over. The…
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Knocking out the Carrots
This painting was pretty difficult to get done this week. I was down and out with some pretty severe sinus pressure all week that prevented me from painting as much as I would like. I’m really happy with how it turned out despite getting a little darker than I originally planned. Only one more carrot…
An Unexpected Beach Day
These are some older photos taken on a beach in Kodiak, Alaska. It was a rare 80 degree day (very warm when you’re used to wearing a sweater all summer) so everyone who didn’t have somewhere else to be waded into the ocean to cool off.
Just a Carrot Still Life
Don’t let my Instagram feed fool you, I painted this very quickly. There was just a lot of time between each session and a lot of reluctance to sit down to work on it.
Apple Still Life Mini Series Finished
My apple mini series is complete! I’m probably quite a few apples shy of a bushel, but I like the idea of calling them a bushel. This series flew by and I really enjoyed painting them, but I’m glad to be done with apples for the time being. There are only so many ways a…
Eighth Apple Still Life – Bushel of Fun
I’m in the apple home stretch! Only one more apple still life left and the mini series will be complete. Not only that, but the walls in my studio are filling up. I’ve never filled up my walls before so I’m actually really proud of myself for being so productive. I’m working on making…
Seventh Apple Still Life – How You Like Them Apples
It was fun to break up a round object like this. I just knocked over the stacked apple from the last painting and I love, love how it turned out. The painting itself seemed to fly by. I sat down to work on it and couldn’t for the life of me figure out what it…
Sixth Apple Still Life – Sliced Not Diced
This is the 6th in my apple still life mini series. Only 3 left. Yay! I was pretty excited to paint this one since I just love the idea of it. Plus, with all of the cuts it was more of a challenge than some of the simpler apples in the series so far. The…
Using Walnut Oil to Clean and Store Oil Paint Brushes
Back in December 2016, I talked about using oil to clean and store brushes. This post is a follow-up on how it has worked out over the last 3 months and how I have implemented it. I have since done a 1 year follow up to this detailing some pros and cons I’ve experienced over the last…
Fifth Apple Still Life – Apples to Apples
I tried a little something different with the sketch for this one. After covering the canvas with a base coat of burnt umber, I opened a window and dipped the corner of a rag in turpentine to erase the light areas. Big mistake!
My 4th Apple Still Life & Watercolor Fails
I’ve finished the 4th painting “Apple of Discord” in the apple still life mini series. The next two still lifes have progressed past the block in stage and the final three have been sketched. I’m enjoying these more than I thought I would and I’m excited to see all nine together on one wall….
Apple of My Eye
This is the third of nine in my apple still life mini series. I can’t wait to see all nine of them together. They’d look fantastic covering a wall in my dining room. At least until they’re bought up anyway. 😉 I really enjoyed painting this one. After the last one, I really…