"Bosco & Bibi" 24"×36" oil on linen. 2017. #petportrait #blackandwhite #oilsketch #toddblakeman #longbeachca (at Long Beach, California)

Skunk skull was shipped to Oregon last weekend, so its missing. Here are the remaining Strada 31 sketches I have in black and white, bc that's the real test anyway 💀 #stradaeasel #toddblakeman #longbeachca (at Long Beach, California)

Thanks for this amazing challenge and opportunity @bryanmarktaylor @strada_easel 👍✌👊 tonight's effort, a tape measure. Oil on panel, life sized. About 45 minutes. Strada 31 challenge #stradaeasel day 31!!! (at Long Beach, California)

Empire Torpedo Level, oil on panel, life sized. #allaprima #oilpainting #fromlife #toddblakeman #longbeachca Strada 31 #stradaeasel day 30!!! (at Long Beach, California)

My trusty ol' Estwing. Life size. Oil on panel. About 40 minutes. #allaprima #oilpainting #toddblakeman #longbeachca Strada 31 #stradaeasel day 29.................. (at Long Beach, California)

Pencil sketch #study

Art Mash!!! #allaprima #nocturne #oilsketch #toddblakeman #longbeachca #stradaeasel day 28 (at Lyon Art Supply)

Squeezed in a solid 40 minute sketch just now with a cigar box. I switched up a few colors on my palette right before painting, too. There's only so much you can do with a poorly lit panel and mixing area. I tried to make it work, considering. Strada 31 challenge #stradaeasel day 27 #allaprima #pleinair #nocturne #oilsketch #toddblakeman #longbeachca 👉👌👇 (at Long Beach, California)

freehand sketch #study

Last night's alla prima oil sketch, true values. Only used titanium white, ivory black, burnt sienna and yellow ochre, sorta Zorn-ish I suppose. I like this a lot. Too bad it'll probably just sit in a closet forever but that's how the cookie crumbles...... Strada 31 challenge #stradaeasel day 27 (at Long Beach, California)

I really want to build myself a legit shadow box sometime soon.... Skunk skull, about an hour. No where close to enough time to finish, but great to get even a small amount of panting in today. #allaprima #stillife #oilsketch #toddblakeman #longbeachca #newwaveart #rosemaryandco Strada 31 challenge #stradaeasel day 26. Cheers 🙌 (at Long Beach, California)

Wasn't able to paint the today #Sketch #fromlife today instead upon Metro Blue Line on my way to @safehouseatelier to watch the @davidkassan drawing demo. Strada 31 challenge #stradaeasel day 25...... (at Vernon Blue Line Station)

Different angles of the horizon. Probably around 90 minutes spent on these 4 #oilsketches. Lucked out... finished up right before the rain started to come down again. Strada 31 #stradaeasel day 12 ✌ (at Granada Beach: Long Beach)

Yesterday's #pleinair sketches. By the time I got to the bottom right sketch the sun had completely fallen and I was guessing at a lot of values, another 15 or 20 minutes of light could've really helped. Overall satisfied with these studies. Strada 31 #stradaeasel day 11...

Chasing light...4"x5" x 4 oil sketches, about 20 minutes each @strada_easel #stradaeasel Strada 31 Day 11 (at Long Beach Museum of Art)

Today I painted these four sketches on an 8x10" panel in a little over an hour. Next time I'm going to have 2 or 3 panels with me. The sky kept getting more expressive as the sun dropped. #pleinair #oilsketch #longbeachca "Practice over performing" - @bryanmarktaylor @strada_easel #stradaeasel Strada 31, Day 10✌ (at Long Beach, California)