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Colt in a Field
Read more: Colt in a FieldI love horses, used to own several and ride a lot. I wanted to paint a colt, so I did: I put him in a lovely field of flowers. I used a limited palette of ultramarine blue, hooker’s green, burnt sienna, burnt umber, yellow ochre; napsa yellow and titanium white. This one was tons of…
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An image of Hope
Read more: An image of HopeLast weekend, I was doing art jam with my friends, and this pen and ink picture came out. I had been dealing with some worry about the stay-at-home order, and this picture really comforted me; it is so true. I hope it blesses you, too!
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Quick Goose sketch
Read more: Quick Goose sketchI was visiting a friend on Lake Huron last week, and saw geese and seagulls everywhere; I did this very quick plein aire sketch of a gander watching over his mate while she fed. The white dots are seagulls in water. I had to do the sketch (in acrylics) in 5 minutes, because he was…
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World’s Strangest Looking White Flower
Read more: World’s Strangest Looking White FlowerI decided to give myself a challenge, and paint a white flower that really does look like this. Okay, some of you will think “Darn, that’s an ugly flower” (like my friend did), but it was a great painting challenge, with lots of lights and darks. I used a limited palette (titanium white, ultramarine blue,…