TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Rock & Roll Fantasy Series X 2 Plus a Strange Skull!
Horns up!! Thought I'd share a few quickies this month from IX con! All of these paintings were one session pieces, and I attacked them in the same way. (Pretty Much) I started with an acrylic Wash over a Conte pastel drawing. Working in the Conte first, kept the drawing light and flexible. I could lift it off in areas if needed, and I stayed with like a brick red pastel so I would not…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Turning Points: In Italy Edition
October 3, 2024 - Hi everyone, I'm on SABBATICAL. Orbit Books (our parent company, Hachette, actually) has a sabbatical program where after 15 years of working for the company you get a month off to do something healing/educational and heal a chunk of burnout. And I've been in Italy! I'm about halfway through, so I'll do a recap of everything and thoughts on sabbatical in general next month. For now, here's a repost of a fave episode on my ongoing Turning Points series, where we look at a someone we all think of as a "Master" and talk about realities and problems they faced that shows that Art Masters were just like us. So here's Turning Points: John Singer Sargent — I picked him because I packed my watercolors for this trip and I plan to attempt to paint…
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Dancing in the woods and other advice.
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Life Models and the Art They Inspire
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Over the edge
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Cover Browser
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The Wild Side
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