Here we are, a week into another STRADA Easel Daily Painting Challenge. If you’re unfamiliar with the challenge, it’s a daily challenge hosted by STRADA Easel to paint from life every day in January. It typically happens twice a year in January and September. I usually do the January challenge and skip the September one…
Tag: skulls
September 2020 Strada Easel Challenge Days 1-3
I’m off to an interesting start with this gory skull painting. This painting kicked my butt! I’ve been painting with gouache for most of the year so switching back to oils was definitely a challenge. Note – no skulls where harmed in the making of this painting. I put Saran Wrap down before pouring red…
Inktober 2018 – Part 4
Inktober was a good challenge and I enjoyed drawing and I even seem to have improved a little by the end. I came close, but didn’t finish the challenge. My sweet old dog’s health rapidly declined at the end of October and she passed away. Shanzi was the best dog I could have ever hoped to…
Inktober 2018 – Part 3
This week was a real struggle to sit down and get these little drawings done. I just had zero desire to draw, but I think this might be my best week yet as far as the actual drawings go. I think I’m finally starting to see improvement in how I handle the ink. At…