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Self-Portrait Drawing
I took a workshop at the TSOFA a few years back, and one of the suggestions was to try to make a self-portrait drawing using a mirror. Because every person knows themselves very well, and it’s a free life model. Well, I have to say, the model that I got sucked, because she kept moving…
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River of Soul Abstract Painting
The Beautiful Mess of Being Human (And Why I Painted It) Have you ever tried to explain exactly who you are to someone? It’s almost impossible, isn’t it? I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how none of us are just one thing. We aren’t just “happy” or “sad,” “good” or “bad.” We’re this wild, tangly mix…
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Wave of Calm over Chaos, abstract painting
This abstract painting hides the idea of calmness taking over chaos. The perfect blue consumes the chaos of life, turning it into peaceful emptiness. From the other point of view, the blue wave could be creating chaos. In any case, this is the relationship of calmness and chaos. There is no one without the other;…
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Fruity Road Block, apple & pear painting
Apple, pear on the floor.. who’s the pretties of them all? I have worked on a number of still life paintings, and especially apple and pear paintings lately, and I started to get bored of plain backgrounds. That’s when I had a thought of mentally transporting some of the still life setups into the outdoor…
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Apple and Pear on the Table, oil painting
I continue to experiment with small still life setups, like this pear painting. However, this time I chose two subjects. The apple and pear are the best of friends, especially in a pie! Anyway, let’s stay on topic here! I tried to make the apple to be the focal point of this painting. The pear…
