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FIGURE DRAWING - If you are offended by the naked body, do not read this.

Warning! There is Nudity.

If you are offended by the naked body, do not read this. (more…)

Oh Yeah, I Like Fashion.

I was flipping through a couple sketchbooks of mine and found these great drawings of some different outfits I made up. They range in years from 2015 – 2018. I have no idea why I didn’t post them in the past, but hey, here they are now. (more…)

My last post Doodling With Ink was inspired by Inktober, but now it's November and there are still tile ideas that are aching to get out onto paper.

Getting Doodles Out of My System

My last post Doodling With Ink was inspired by Inktober, but now it’s November and there are still tile ideas that are aching to get out onto paper. (more…)

Doodles of Fun!

Over the past few years, I kept hearing about “Inktober”. My understanding of it is that you do a drawing in ink every day of October and post it. This is supposed to encourage growth for the artist.

I’ve never given Inktober too much thought because I make lots of errors and like to erase a lot. This is also why I like painting because you can cover mistakes up with fresh paint.…

SYNESTHESIA AND ME - Part 3: Tasting Colours.

Experiencing Colours…

In past blogs, Synesthesia And Me – part 1, A Colourful Alphabet, I talked about numbers and letters having colours. And Synesthesia And Me – part 2, Hearing Colours, I talked about the colours I see when listening to music. This post – Part 3, is about experiencing colours with taste. (more…)

After painting with Bob Ross, I decided to try these newly acquired tricks on my own.

On My Own…

After painting with Bob Ross in my last post (see Painting With Bob Ross), I decided to try these newly acquired tricks on my own. I had just watched him do a painting on a black canvas and thought it would be really cool to try it out. (more…)

In the last year or so, I keep hearing Bob Ross this, Bob Ross that. And I'm like, "What's going on? What's so great about Bob Ross?"... Well let me tell you...

The Splendor of Autumn…

I’ve known about Bob Ross as long as I can remember. I even watched an episode or two when they were airing on T.V. I thought they were terribly boring at the time.

In the last year or so, I keep hearing Bob Ross this, Bob Ross that. You should watch Bob Ross, memes memes memes. And I’m like, “What’s going on? What’s so great about Bob Ross?” (more…)

I’m discovering that I can’t make a completed painting in only hour or two and be satisfied with the results.

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Synesthesia And Me - Part 2 - Hearing Colours... Different genres of music will have an overall colour theme, but individual songs don't necessarily follow the colour scheme.

Hearing Colours…

In a past blog, Synesthesia And Me (part 1), I talked about numbers and letters having colours. This post – Part 2, is about experiencing colours auditorily with examples of music. (more…)

When Things Just Won’t Work…

I am presenting to you four incomplete pieces of work. Two of them aren’t terrible, while the other two I didn’t get far because my hand and brain were not in sync, and I stopped rather than struggling forward because I didn’t want to spend time on something that wasn’t even close to what I wanted it to be.

Before I show the images, I have a story. Out west there are…

A Colourful Alphabet…

I started to notice in my 20s that when informing someone that I liked a month because of the colour, or that I didn’t like a colour because it tasted gross, I would get funny looks.

People would ask, “What do you mean July is Yellow?” I would give a funny look and reply, “Do you not see in colour?” They would reply, “Yes, I see in colour.” Then I would say, “It’s not the…

Have you heard of rock painting? I never thought of it until recently, so I collected a few rocks and tried to paint them.

Rock Collecting Takes a New Level…

I have this thing with rocks. I think they are so interesting and pretty, especially if they sparkle. (more…)

Taking pictures of my garden with my awesome little camera that puts magical filters on the photo, and one picture came out with a rainbow filter. I decided this picture would be great for doing another watercolour vs. acrylic paint post.

Acrylic vs. Watercolour Paint III…

I was taking pictures of my garden with my awesome little camera that puts magical filters on the photo, and one picture came out with a rainbow filter. I decided this picture would be great for doing another watercolour vs. acrylic paint post. (more…)

I learned research is key to figuring out how to fix something that you don't like in your work. Basically, you can't force something that isn't there out of your hand like I so often try to do.

Practice Practice Practice!

I was watching people paint water on good ol’ YouTube, and I had an idea to paint some water pictures too as I have some of my own photos from when I was in Cancun, Mexico to reference.

As I am not around water often, I actually don’t have much if any experience with the concept of water; how it moves, the depth, or reflection of light. But hey, I thought I’d give it a…

I usually nod my head at the idea of colour matching when I start a picture, but then completely go my own way about 20% in saying "see ya later colour matching"!

Painting a Photograph?…

Why paint a photograph you ask? Well I ask why not?

Actually, I got the idea from Robin Sealark’s youTube channel when she painted for 24 hrs straight. She started off painting (more…)

I've been feeling a little envious this past month and thought I would illustrate this emotion into a portrait.

Green With Envy… Or Pride?

I’ve been feeling a little envious this past month and thought I would illustrate this emotion into a portrait. However, half way through I noticed that my envious lady (more…)

This was another attempt at making the elusive geode art I admire so much.

Another Fail?…

This was another attempt at making the elusive geode art I admire so much.

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