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FIL asked me to paint his late cat. 39 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 75 7295

The expression on this model's face was intriguing to me 12 lunatica Jun 2020 Jun 2020 11 1474

Updated with pic. I've got a peace march on Tuesday evening. 5 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 3 1066

I just made my first sale! Not to the restaurant but to a former 3 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1188

Signs of the times down at the dock. 5 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 9 1048

I'm finally starting to feel brave enough to do our local plein air festival, and they 0 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 909

Today's paint along with Jacob Aguair 4 LiberalLoner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1263

How to price? 8 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1749

First plein air sunburn in Bar Harbor. Perspective still tricky, but my giant lobster claws rock. 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 Jun 2020 12 1356

Just finished this still life. 5 bif May 2020 May 2020 6 1110

I drew this from a photo 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 27 1598

A new self portrait 13 femmedem May 2020 May 2020 22 1411

Did a painting with my own reference photo 15 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 8 2487

I finished this guy in record time for me! 4 days. 25 MLAA May 2020 May 2020 14 4527

Did another paint along, this time on Patreon with Jacob Aguair who is an amazing teacher 12 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 5 2201

Need black lab help. This is the practice piece and I used 22 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 2349

Major 500th Anniv. Show Of Renaissance Artist Raphael Returns To Rome, June 2 - Aug. 30 1 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 2 1251

A still life I just did with a limited palette. 14 bif May 2020 May 2020 20 2222

I have destroyed 4 paintings this week. Not torn up, just worked to death because of little 19 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 2964

Old bank at Searsport 4 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1034

Did a paint along from a YouTube video 15 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 15 3495

I got a camera lucida app to help me with my next painting. It's the one I am doing of 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 1431

A painting of our Redbuds in bloom 10 bif May 2020 May 2020 9 1916

More sketches 9 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 13 1404

Make that 5. I need my patience back. 1 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 953

A gift for my school library in honor of our late reading teacher and library volunteer. 13 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 35 3185

I get wanting hues in different tubes, say clear Quin Gold vs grainy Yellow Ochre. Well I got 12 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 1898

A portrait of my favorite model wearing a floppy hat 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 43 7659

I bit off more than I can chew. Depicting fabric is new for me, and I picked a doozy to put in this 20 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 2821

Some sketches done from life instead of photos. 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 8 1438

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A Painter Brings Art Outdoors To Lift Spirits, Creativity Amid Crisis In Mass. 6 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 6 1317

Not quite finished with this yet 22 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 14 3115

Acadia National Park. Not sure where. First 2 page spread. 4 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 9 1320

A favorite model of mine 16 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 19 6804

People are starting to ask to buy my work, which they can't because all the 1 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 964

welp, when i got invited to put some old work in an anniversary show, 8 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 1 1423

I usually work on several paintings at a time. Is that weird? 12 bif May 2020 May 2020 0 1324

Mother's day art haul. No idea how to use gouache or a canvas, but I'm game. I've used 12 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 23 3459

so, if you google me, you will get hits. 14 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 13 3711

Salvador Dali was born on this date- 3 Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2020 May 2020 4 998

I think I lost this battle. Naples yellow is better as a highlight at the end than a base in the 10 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 1880

Dog Help? I don't usually do realistic paintings, but a friend lost her 18 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 1515

Yesterday's eyes were on cheap cold pressed pulp. Today I tried hot pressed cotton rag from Arches. 11 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1336

Sweet dog or amused owl? You decide. LOL 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 5 1135

"The Sentinel" 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 1190

A still life with a bit of humor 5 bif May 2020 May 2020 5 1226

Painted one little notebook in another little notebook. Lost my light and tried to build some back 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 1061

My first time sketching on site. I was running out of time, daylight, and feeling in my legs so had 17 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 25 1976

Casa Azul virtual tour - Frida's house 13 Kitchari May 2020 May 2020 7 1524

I see Etsy is advertising on MSNBC. glad to see this. I sell stuff there and right now it is 3 msongs May 2020 May 2020 7 1173

Have worked out my colors for my next French piece. Don't think I want to cram this into my little 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 2 1055

Pen and ink sketch of Old Wolpi Pueblo ruins in Arizona 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 20 3529

My painting of my mom's plaster of Paris dragon. Is it done yet? 8 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 May 2020 7 1238

I just might be improving a little 🙂 14 MLAA Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 2350

With not much else to do I'm thinking of going back into the studio. 6 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1159

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 779

Anyone ever get their paintings done up as tee shirts? 7 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 11 1219

Paris Metro 14 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 1257

2 geometric pieces from paper 5 Ponietz Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 1928

Question for acrylic painters 8 bif Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1059

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Mont St. Michel, France. 22 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 45 4168

"Maintentant, je suis une artiste!" Le Center Pompidou, Paris, France 8 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1398

More Tulips drawing for Spring 5 lunatica Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 2402

Red Tulips drawing 27 lunatica Apr 2020 Apr 2020 34 5679

This is the first time I'm sharing a painting with fellow DU artists..hope it works 22 MLAA Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 2908

Son's 5 string bass. 1 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 893

Newest "fake"-cation pic: the Menhirs of Carnac 2 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 829

I've been working and working on my figure drawing and I think I had a breakthrough this week. 35 femmedem Apr 2020 Apr 2020 48 5930

Artist Joan Miro was born on this date. 2 Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 936

"What My Great Grandmother Saw." Her oil painting of the old family homestead, and my go at doing it 17 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 43 2398

Van Gogh Film: 'At Eternity's Gate' (2018) Willem Dafoe 3 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 1111

Another "fake"-action pic, this time to commemorate our first family vacation, camping in NH and VT. 5 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 1213

I really wish President Obama were still President (portrait) 8 lunatica Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 1145

A painting of my studio... 11 bif Apr 2020 Apr 2020 15 1468

Prince Edward Island 11 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 13 1384

Political commentary using photo editing software 2 Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1070

Nova Scotia lighthouse. 23 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 26 3339

6 Museums To Explore Virtually During Lockdown: The Louvre, Museum of The Earth, Van Gogh Museum... 12 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 19 2655

Van Gogh Museum: 4K YouTube Private Tour Video, Part 1/7 0 appalachiablue Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 923

Please check out my new video. 8 jkirch Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1470

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