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The eyes are always the first part I paint, then I can start to see the rest of the painting. It takes layers and layers and sometimes weeks for it all to fall into place, but if I can’t see my window in through the eyes, I don’t know where to go next.
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Working quickly on top of a drawing is one way that I find freedom in my paintings. .
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It keeps me unattached to my characters and lines, knowing that I can cover up things I don’t like and repaint them again and again or start something new.
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Whenever I get stuck, I go back to painting owls. .
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Sometimes I start to feel like I’m just painting the same owls that I did before. It feels like I’m not trying anything new. But this is part of my creative process. .
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If I feel like painting owls or something I know I’…
From the archives… this painting is one from my picture book Big Monster - A Tale of Heart and Magic. You can get a little look inside all of my books and coloring books over in my shop at https://t.co/s6Ns8no5pW.
My next online workshop The Joy Of Painting starts in just a few weeks. .
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This is one of the upcoming projects where we’ll be focusing on painting expressive eyes using watercolors, soft pastels, paint pen, pencil and oil paintsticks. .
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In this class I share many differe…
So often I get to a point where I’ve repainted a face five times, so I give up. I let it go. .
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I usually recognize that I’m trying to paint something beautiful, which doesn’t allow the good “me” stuff to come out. .
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So I move on to something new that helps me loosen up a…
“Only Good Lies Before You” I thought I would share with you one of my favorite paintings from my first book #InspiredByTheLittleThings .
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This book features my early work from 2009-2013 (like this little owl that was painted on a 5x5” tiny block of wood). .
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The book also…
New Blog Post is up on how I’ve developed my style & tips for finding your own artistic voice.
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I paint a lot (usually every day). And I try to balance staying in my comfort zone with pushing myself, so I can keep strengthening my artistic voice.
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Read more on my blog over…