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Colourful Squirrel Step by Step

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Grounds of orange for the sky (hoping for some anticerne effect) and raw umber for the tree. Stippled in some green leaves after painting in the sky BG patches of light blue  then did some branches. Painted in the bark of the tree while leaving the squirrel shape white. Lastly, I painted in the the colourful and furry little creature scurrying down his big fat tree.

Simple Minimal Still Life Step by Step

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Blocking in the elements in varying colors. Creating a lit background Painted in the bowl. Woodgrain Pitcher and wooden board. The first tomato. Done. Another still life courtesy of TAS .  I really enjoy doing still life.

Wildflowers on a Majestic Mountain Step by Step

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  A gradient sky and a payne's grey mountain Some dark green grass The beginnings of snow caps Added definition to the mountain ridges Added more snow, a mid-ground mountain range and some distant pine trees Some faraway flowers and a path Used palette knife for snow caps. Added some mid-ground greenery. Added some mid-ground flowers. Added foreground grasses. Added foreground flowers. Some highlights and we're done! Thanks once again to TAS .

March 2021 Paintings

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Owl Eyes, 16”x 20” Acrylic. March 28. Fun with markers, pen and paper. March 24. Inkling digital drawing. March 22. Fish Bits in Space, a digital doodle. March 22. Voodoo Hoodoo, a digital painting. March 21. Padre Pio in 4B and 5B graphite and colored pencils. March 20. E Honda, SSFIV character, a throwback gouache painting. Colorful Squirrel, a 16”x 20” Acrylic painting. March 19. Simple Minimal Still Life, 16" x 20" Acrylic courtesy of TAS. March 13. Wildflowers on a Majestic Mountain, an 18" x 24" Acrylic painting via TAS. March 10. Moth, a soft pastel piece. 12”x 18” Canson Mi-Teintes. March 1.