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Oct 3, 2024

Boots - Inktober prompt

Boots - Inktober prompt

Boots - Inktober prompt First image is final boots. Second is a video where you can watch me futzing with angles for the toe box, then going with just connecting grid vertices. #art #artstr

Oct 3, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: what didn’t work over the past few days Tried a bunch of things on the dragon body. Not happy with any of them. Did finally

Oct 3, 2024

Discover - Inktober prompt.

Discover - Inktober prompt.

Discover - Inktober prompt. Spent a lot of time playing with how to create isometric mountains. It’s a weird thing, not to have converging perspective lines. No matter where the mountain, closer or

Sep 30, 2024

October is know as Inktober for…

October is know as Inktober for…

October is know as Inktober for artists; an art challenge where you create a drawing a day based on their prompt list. Over the years, folks have created their own drawing challenges based

Sep 28, 2024

New art supplies to play with:…

New art supplies to play with:…

New art supplies to play with: sea sponges!!!! Great for creating texture, either using the sponge as the stamp and putting ink on it, or dabbing the sponge into wet ink or paint

Sep 25, 2024

Sharing Past Art…

Sharing Past Art…

Sharing Past Art… What would you do with your time if you didn’t need money or attention? #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #mixedmedia #randomthoughts…

Sep 23, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: now happy with sky (again) Had a really good art session last night, where I reworked the sky to a state I’m happy with (again)

Sep 23, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: image transfer tests Day 4 & 5 of the #The21dayProject I watched a video by Laly Mille, my favorite mixed media artist, on how she uses

Sep 21, 2024

Prompt 2: lemon, ghost, hawk

Prompt 2: lemon, ghost, hawk

Prompt 2: lemon, ghost, hawk #puffpuffpaint Already had the background done, pencil, ink, Neocolor 2. It’s fun just grabbing random materials in the art studio for this. #art #artstr #turdsoup…

Sep 19, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: spray fixative Day 3 of the #The21dayProject My canvas on my little easel* and the can of fixative. It doesn’t say “workable fixative” but I

Sep 19, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: stop messing with it and let it dry overnight End of Day 2 of #The21dayProject How this evening ‘s session ended How this evening’s session

Sep 18, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: more black edges and ink …. Which takes FOREVER to dry 🤣 Also …. when you keep breaking the regular All Black pencil so you bring out the big

Sep 17, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: Distress Ink Day 1 of #The21dayProject to finish this canvas. Started experimenting on the hills. Outline edge with a Stabilo All Black. Love this pencil. It