A bull, a bear, and a wide canvas

A bull, a bear, and a wide canvas

A short studio note on Clash of Forces, a panoramic wildlife oil painting of a bull and a bear. It covers why the two animals do not look at each other, where the gold comes from, and the wall size the painting needs.

A bull, a bear, and a wide canvas

A short studio note on Clash of Forces, a panoramic wildlife oil painting of a bull and a bear. It covers why the two animals do not look at each other, where the gold comes from, and the wall size the painting needs.

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The painting that is really a flower arrangement

The painting that is really a flower arrangement

A short studio note on Cascading Color, a colorful textured floral impasto oil painting. It covers how the leaves are worked in palette knife, why the florals stay soft, and where the painting works best on a wall.

The painting that is really a flower arrangement

A short studio note on Cascading Color, a colorful textured floral impasto oil painting. It covers how the leaves are worked in palette knife, why the florals stay soft, and where the painting works best on a wall.

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Two figures, three colors, a wabi-sabi conversation

Two figures, three colors, a wabi-sabi conversation

A short studio note on Intertwine, a textured wabi-sabi abstract oil painting with two figures in three colors. It covers the palette knife work, why the background stays cream, and where the piece works best in a home.

Two figures, three colors, a wabi-sabi conversation

A short studio note on Intertwine, a textured wabi-sabi abstract oil painting with two figures in three colors. It covers the palette knife work, why the background stays cream, and where the piece works best in a home.

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What a face looks like when you stack twelve of them

What a face looks like when you stack twelve of them

A short studio note on Mosaic of Minds, a colorful abstract figurative faces oil painting. It covers how the figures are stacked, why the brushwork stays loose, and what kind of room the painting needs to land well.

What a face looks like when you stack twelve of them

A short studio note on Mosaic of Minds, a colorful abstract figurative faces oil painting. It covers how the figures are stacked, why the brushwork stays loose, and what kind of room the painting needs to land well.

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Two toucans, a lot of green, and how the impasto got there

Two toucans, a lot of green, and how the impasto got there

A short studio note on Emerald Hideaway, a green impasto jungle oil painting with two toucans in the canopy. It covers the palette knife work, why the birds sit at the top, and where the painting works best on a wall.

Two toucans, a lot of green, and how the impasto got there

A short studio note on Emerald Hideaway, a green impasto jungle oil painting with two toucans in the canopy. It covers the palette knife work, why the birds sit at the top, and where the painting works best on a wall.

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Notes on a quiet mountain painting

Notes on a quiet mountain painting

A short studio note on Terra Alba, a white textured mountain oil painting. It covers how the piece is built up, why square format works in certain rooms, and what the white ground does for a wall that already has color around it.

Notes on a quiet mountain painting

A short studio note on Terra Alba, a white textured mountain oil painting. It covers how the piece is built up, why square format works in certain rooms, and what the white ground does for a wall that already has color around it.

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