Life Study: Grey Whale

I spent a couple days painting a grey whale. I got some help from my studio-mates for the wave. Waves are surprisingly hard to paint on dry acrylic. I fortunately remembered to take progress photos for this work. This painting is inspired from a photo that I found on Google some time ago. If I

Coffee & Donuts: Part 4

I am half way through my planned series of donut paintings. I recently learned that brown is merely a shade of orange, and that upset me. My internalized outrage inspired this monochromatic work, Brown Sugar. The entire painting is simply some burnt umber and titanium white.

Coffee & Donuts: Part 3

Finished the 3rd installment in this series of donut-centric painting. I went with an old fashioned donut because of its interesting shape. No coffee in this work, because I wanted to focus on the plate. There we several instances where more near-sighted members of my studio mistook the unfinished canvas as a real plate, which

Donuts and Coffee: Part 2

Rain is finally gone where I live so I was able to move my studio space outside. I was able to finish my second piece in this series. The background and the table were interesting to do this time because I got to play with a palette knife. I did not want any brush strokes

Donuts and Coffee

Over a year into this pandemic, and I long for the simpler comforts of 2019. Most Saturdays in the brief period between when I joined the work force as a degree holder and the pandemic, I could be found in a coffee shop. There at my usual corner table, next to the hipster paintings and

Blue Jay Snack: A study of shadows through a tree frog

The best part of art is when you are done with a study you still have something beautiful. Instead of a pile of notes at the end of study session, I have a painting of a tree frog. The title of the painting is due to the pigeons in my neighborhood. These birds are regularly

I like my new hat!

I saw a picture on Imgur or Reddit or somewhere of a little yellow duckling with a flower for a hat. My heart could not handle the joy so I took to canvas and started to recreate the image. The beloved duck looks a little more like a chick, but I feel like I adequately

The Hubris of the Blackened Canvas

I painted today. My goal was to paint on the prompt “Redwood”. I did not have any fresh canvas and with the pandemic, and I am not going to the art supply store as often. My solution, in lieu of waiting, was to take a painting from the reject pile, and paint it black. (Cue

Sunset Paintings (2020 Series)

I made several acrylic paintings as gifts for friends and family. They have all received their painting so now I can share it to the world.

Warm Days (Dandelion Painting)

Due to the pandemic, I started painting more. This year I hope to make many paintings. It has been cold so I wanted to make a painting to remind me of spring. I reached out to my friends at LuBorjeArt to see about selling this painting through their etsy shop. They are a fantastic artist