A wabi-sabi seascape, and what heavy texture does for a wave

A wabi-sabi seascape, and what heavy texture does for a wave

A short studio note on Aegean Crest, a heavily textured wabi-sabi seascape. It covers why the wave is cropped tight, how the palette knife built up the ridges, and where the piece fits on a wall.

A wabi-sabi seascape, and what heavy texture does for a wave

A short studio note on Aegean Crest, a heavily textured wabi-sabi seascape. It covers why the wave is cropped tight, how the palette knife built up the ridges, and where the piece fits on a wall.

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A village path, a windmill, and a quiet kind of charm

A village path, a windmill, and a quiet kind of charm

A short studio note on Windmill Way, a charming village garden path oil painting. It covers why the path is the leading line, how the garden stays impressionistic, and where the piece fits on a wall.

A village path, a windmill, and a quiet kind of charm

A short studio note on Windmill Way, a charming village garden path oil painting. It covers why the path is the leading line, how the garden stays impressionistic, and where the piece fits on a wall.

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A cityscape that is really about the sky

A cityscape that is really about the sky

A short studio note on Golden Horizon, a textured abstract cityscape oil painting. It covers why the sky takes up most of the canvas, how the buildings stay simple, and where the piece fits on a wall.

A cityscape that is really about the sky

A short studio note on Golden Horizon, a textured abstract cityscape oil painting. It covers why the sky takes up most of the canvas, how the buildings stay simple, and where the piece fits on a wall.

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Painting a mountain range without using much color

Painting a mountain range without using much color

A short studio note on Alpine Whispers, a textured white mountain oil painting. It covers how the palette knife did most of the work, why the snowline is the busiest part, and where the piece fits on a wall.

Painting a mountain range without using much color

A short studio note on Alpine Whispers, a textured white mountain oil painting. It covers how the palette knife did most of the work, why the snowline is the busiest part, and where the piece fits on a wall.

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Cityscape at sunset, painted by someone who likes thick paint

A cityscape at sunset, and how the impasto got there

A short studio note on a textured impasto cityscape sunset oil painting. It covers how the sky was worked in palette knife, why the buildings stay simple, and what kind of lighting the painting needs to land well.

A cityscape at sunset, and how the impasto got there

A short studio note on a textured impasto cityscape sunset oil painting. It covers how the sky was worked in palette knife, why the buildings stay simple, and what kind of lighting the painting needs to land well.

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