A black cat, a hidden treasure, and a lot of impasto

A black cat, a hidden treasure, and a lot of impasto

A short studio note on A Cat's Treasure, a textured impasto whimsical black cat oil painting. It covers how the black of the cat is built up in three colors, what the treasure is, and where the piece fits on a wall.

A black cat, a hidden treasure, and a lot of impasto

A short studio note on A Cat's Treasure, a textured impasto whimsical black cat oil painting. It covers how the black of the cat is built up in three colors, what the treasure is, 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 school of fish, painted in the time it takes to watch one

A school of fish, painted in the time it takes to watch one

A short studio note on Oceanic Whirl, a school of fish oil painting. It covers why the fish are small and loose, how the water around them is worked, and where the painting fits on a wall.

A school of fish, painted in the time it takes to watch one

A short studio note on Oceanic Whirl, a school of fish oil painting. It covers why the fish are small and loose, how the water around them is worked, and where the painting 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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A wabi-sabi horseman, and why the gold stays put

A wabi-sabi horseman, and why the gold stays put

A short studio note on Golden Lasso, a textured wabi-sabi horseman oil painting. It covers why the figure is loose, how the narrow palette holds the painting together, and where the piece fits on a wall.

A wabi-sabi horseman, and why the gold stays put

A short studio note on Golden Lasso, a textured wabi-sabi horseman oil painting. It covers why the figure is loose, how the narrow palette holds the painting together, and where the piece fits on a wall.

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Why a birch forest is mostly paint, not tree

Why a birch forest is mostly paint, not tree

A short studio note on Blossoming Birch, a colorful impasto forest oil painting. It covers why the original is horizontal, how thick the impasto actually is, and where the painting fits on a wall.

Why a birch forest is mostly paint, not tree

A short studio note on Blossoming Birch, a colorful impasto forest oil painting. It covers why the original is horizontal, how thick the impasto actually is, and where the painting fits on a wall.

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