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WIP Portrait Update

Here is the progress so far on my self portrait

I’ve been wanting to do a self portrait for some time now. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to go about doing it. I started playing around in photoshop and here is what I came up with. It is only a beginning. The plan is to add color after I have all of the valuesContinue reading “The start of a self portrait”

New Painting

I just finished a painting from a sketch I did on a whim. It is not my most original, but I really like it. And it got accepted to Epilogue, which is juried. The painting is 4×6 inches on coldpress watercolor paper. The medium is acrylic.

Update and Inspiration

After a wonderful trip to New York to visit family, I got sick. I was in the hospital for three days. Rather than going into details, I’d like to just say that I am better now. I finished the sketch for letter J and I painted my Koi (see the bottom of the post). I’mContinue reading “Update and Inspiration”

Alphabet Soup

I finished the letter I and started on the letter J. I also have some preliminary sketches for the tree leaves on the letter K. I am feeling pretty confident that I can finish these within the time frame I have given myself. Tonight I plan on shifting gears a little bit and working onContinue reading “Alphabet Soup”

Deadlines and Time Management

I’ve been listening to the Ninja Mountain podcast Episode #4 (yes I am very far behind) and they have been discussing deadlines. I have been thinking a lot about time lately. While I have found more creative ways to make time for things, I still don’t get everything done that I want to. To narrowContinue reading “Deadlines and Time Management”