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And now for this year's art improvement comparison! In past years of doing this exercise, I've generally avoided picking more recent works to try to improve upon. The changes over a 10 year time period are a lot more dramatic than over a 1 or 2 year time period, and that makes for a more... Continue Reading →
Well friends, it appears I have returned to pre-pandemic levels of activity on this blog. Which means updating once (maybe twice!) a year. And that one post (or two) is, predictably, my end-of-year art summary and reflection. Actually, I don't even know where to begin. I've been finding it increasingly difficult to focus any of... Continue Reading →
Hello all, it's been a while. I'm sorry that you have to read that phrase from me so often. I'm sick of writing it, but it just so happens that I am terrible at maintaining any sort of online presence and thus have the tendency to disappear periodically for unspecified lengths of time. So here... Continue Reading →
I never know how to start these posts anymore. I feel like I've said "Hi, it's been a while!" so many times that it no longer carries any weight. To tell the truth, I feel like I've just been trudging along these last few months, artistically and mentally. I have a number of unfinished blog... Continue Reading →
It's been rather a long time since I've written something here, hasn't it? For some reason I remain unmotivated to make any progress on my "Art &" essay series and art supply reviews. Lately I haven't quite been able to express my thoughts in a coherent manner...or maybe I just haven't had the energy to... Continue Reading →
Hey there, it's been a while! If you've been waiting (im)patiently for my art supply review posts, I apologize for the delay! I actually have an unfinished draft of the first one on watercolor paper, but I haven't been able to bring myself to finish it. I've been experiencing a bit of burnout in recent... Continue Reading →
Hey there! I thought I'd drop in to share a painting I did in collaboration with some other artists on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpUlW6hUnX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link I've found that Instagram collabs are a bit different than art collabs I've done in the past; instead of working on the same picture, the artists do their own interpretation of a common... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another series I've been wanting to write for this blog! In an effort to organize my personal understanding and catalogue some of my most used art supplies, I will be reviewing different art products I have used. Each post will be organized by type (paints, paper, brushes, other tools, etc.) and will cover... Continue Reading →
This is the first of a series of personal essays about how art affects my experience of the world around me (and, conversely, how my experiences affect my art). This one in particular is quite lengthy and extremely personal. It is also much less polished than I would normally write---it is difficult to find the... Continue Reading →
Well, blog management isn't off to a great start this year, is it? XD We're already in the middle of February (!) and this is the first post of 2021. To be fair, the past month and a half have been a bit hectic for me, especially in regards to my life outside of my... Continue Reading →
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