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My journey from desk jockey to professional painter. Posts on building my arts business while balancing career and family. Includes links and resources that I find useful.
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Almost Finished!
Using some of the suggestions that I received from the art critique group, I made some changes to my "Counting Sheep" painting (I don't think I've mentioned the title yet). The suggestions included b...
New Moon
This weekend I redid the moon face.One of the things I didn't like about the previous face was that it was too long, specifically the eyes-nose-mouth area, not leaving enough chin space. This new face...
Moon Face
I haven't had as much time to paint this past week. The moon is giving me trouble, I've worked on the face a few times and am not happy with the results. So I paint over it and start again. Perhaps t...
Work In Progress
Here is a preview of a painting that I started on March 1. Almost all of my paintings have been based on photographs (from books, calendars, postcards, magazines, snapshots, etc.) or other imagery s...
Illustration Friday - "Garden"
I'm reposting my "Lilies of the Valley" painting because I submitted it to Illustration Friday. This is the first time I've ever submitted a piece online (or done anything like this). The theme of t...
Take that Jackson Pollock!
Getting back into painting has been wonderful. I discovered when I dusted off my canvases that one that sat partially-completed has a big dent in it near the frame, which means something with a shar...
New Head, New Direction
I updated the header above to reflect the direction I'm going. I've realized many things since I started this endeavor last fall. I know that I need to make art my career, you know "do what you love...