Category Archives: painting techniques

Another quick dip

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

The last pass will be pretty quick. There are only a few dark areas that I want to emphasize even more. They will be in purple instead of the mars red I’ve been using so far. Then we wait. The … Continue reading →

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Short dive into the pond

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

Footnote: how annoying it is to see the background change (it hasn’t, by the way) depending on time of day and quality of light in the very same space each photo was taken. The middle photo is probably closest to … Continue reading →

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A new record

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

Holy smokers, it’s been over a month since I last posted. I think that’s some kind of record, although I’m not going to take the necessary time to be sure. Enough time passing already! So here’s the finished painting, Sky … Continue reading →

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Never say die

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

I wasn’t impressed when I went with the first iteration of lily pads in yellow. It really looked like there was no “there” there. I consoled myself by remembering that this is what often happens on the first pass, even … Continue reading →

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Jumping ahead (no, not the horsey kind)

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

The title of this post just came to me out of nowhere, but I had to laugh because it reminded me of what my biggest fault was when I used to jump horses–it was called “jumping ahead” and it meant … Continue reading →

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The school of unintended consequences

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

I don’t think I could ever get anything like this again, even if $1,000,000 depended on it. Let me list the ways this thing defied me: The paint colors (blue, magenta, yellow) did not mix in any manner that I … Continue reading →

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23, 1-1/2 layers and 1 month later

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Because a few weeks have passed since I posted the background, I thought it might be a good idea to refresh everyone’s memory. Besides art fairs and a horse portrait and a horse show stalling things (sorry about the unintended … Continue reading →

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