The past few years, I have written an annual summary post at the end of the year. 2020 has certainly toppled a lot of expectations for how the year should have gone. Most everybody felt a lot of negative events versus positive. Myself included. Here’s my attempt at wrapping the year 2020. The short story... Continue Reading →
Creature Designs and Art Challenges
ETA: this post got away from me. I should have published it months ago, but got busy behind the scenes with other projects. I am working on a secret project. In the mean time I have been working on designing characters and creatures said project. Creature designs are a new endeavor for me. I don't... Continue Reading →
New Art: Adobe Sketch and Draw
I've been mostly working with digital these days. I've always dabble in digital painting, even as a young high schooler (so, so many years ago). Now that I've invested in a tablet that can work with the Apple Pencil and use the art programs, it's been a fun return to focus mainly on digital drawing... Continue Reading →
Venus Art Show part 1
I seem to do this thing where I let an upcoming art exhibition I've been invited to sneak up on me and then I have to hustle in order to get things done. Luckily I got my iPad recently and needed another opportunity to learn Clip Studio Paint. CSP is available as the full version... Continue Reading →
Goals for 2019
I was going to do a year end wrap up last month for the ol' blog, but life had a way of getting hitting me like a dump truck, one of them being my chronically sick cat finally passed away (RIP) and then starting up the new semester. However, I am determined to get back... Continue Reading →
Finish What You Started, part 2
Annnnnnnnnnnnd we're back! In case you need a refresher, I am slowly reworking and finishing paintings that I have abandoned in last year. So far, I have focused on the first one. This post will show the finished results of those efforts and the next painting (or two...maybe three) left on the queue. The next... Continue Reading →
Finish what you started, part 1
I have a bad habit. I have a passion for starting projects. The idea stage is so thrilling. The execution of the idea... not so much. Work is hard (duh!), and I get bogged down by the process. There have been several paintings where I've done this for one reason or another. Sometimes other demands... Continue Reading →