My second oil painting for the 30 days of art. It will be a while before I can do more as I don’t have any other place to leave them to dry! Worked on a second painting after a trip to one of the McKinney art galleries. I have a long way to go before […]
As I’ve taken up painting again, it’s made me realize I haven’t done much drawing lately either. The truth is, I need to get some supplies for today’s painting and I needed something to do this morning as I woke up yet again at just after 4am (it’s been a regular pattern for me over
It’s been a very long time since I’ve painted with oils so I decided to do one for a bonus painting for the day. Turns out I probably should have replaced those paints years ago. It took me a little longer to work them into a usable state, but I did have fun with the
I ended up painting on a rather small canvas. I didn’t have the energy to do a larger canvas this morning, but I wanted to do something. Tried a barn based on a recent Bob Ross video I watched. He was an amazing guy and I thought there wasn’t much to learn from watching videos
Today’s painting has me thinking about being up in the mountains of New Mexico. A quick hike up the mountain from the “family” cabin finds you surrounded by aspen. It’s the kind of place I could set up in a hammock and go to sleep in an instance. Then again, it might just be the
I finished today’s picture rather early this morning after a bout of insomnia had me up and moving around 1am. Painting helps me relax and I was able to get back to sleep for a few hours around 5am or so. My voice in painting seems to be vivid colors, especially in the sky. I
So back on June 7th of this year I had been painting a bit more than I had in a long time. I’ve been thinking about the various hobbies I have and made a decision. My thought was to take my painting more seriously and attempt a 30 days of art in which I create
