I worked a bit more on the sky, and got the underpainting on 2 of the 3 flowers covered. I’ll get that 3rd one this week, along with some other stuff. Then all those cacti need spines. Not done, yet!

I’m still working on this one. I finally managed to cover all the last bits of white. Next time, I should go back to doing an underpainting, first. The white has been really distracting. I’ve done a lot, but there is still a bunch of tiny stuff to take care of. As of this week,…

I painted the arms of the female figure, this week. This thing is particularly time-intensive. I’m not actually sure I have enough time in my day to do something this big, with all the other stuff I have to do. Next pieces will be smaller, I guess. It’s nice to also do things that aren’t…

Here’s the progress I made this week, on this 36×48 inch canvas. Most were 4 hour sessions… kind of a lot, when also working a 5 hour shift at the print shop, with a 30ish minute commute, each way. Days need more hours.

For years, I’ve used social media to post daily progress photos, when I paint. For a long time, people seemed to like and follow along. As platforms changed their algorithms, fewer and fewer people seem to see what I post. I want to use this blog so people who do want to see my stuff…

Still working on this figure. I like how it’s going, so far.

Getting into the figures of this big painting I started in January.

My new 90+cri studio lights that actually make red look good. I highly recommend good lighting for those of you who make art. This was around $60 or so in materials to put together. There are fancier options, but this will get me through until tariffs go away. I had to get the adjustable ones,…

Starting on the feathers. They’ll take a few sessions to get right. Yes, I’m still working on 3 different paintings at the same time 🙂

Got the rest of the skull in, tonight.