Number 60

And so ends another skull week. What did we learn? I cant paint skulls facing right. Poop.


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Number 59

I can't tell if I am taking steps backwards or forwards. I did notice that for whatever reason I'm blending out the brush strokes. Go figure.


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Number 58

This time a a 3/4 view but from the other side. I bit out of my comfort zone.


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Number 57

Heh, these are looking like the other ones.


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Number 56

SKULL WEEK PT2!


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Number 39

SKULL! I used pthalo blue for the background and it got way out of hand. I need to remember that a little of that color goes a real long way. I sure your saying, "wait, it Friday and it should paining number 40." Well I declared Tuesday as a river day and I didn't paint that day. Number forty will be tomorrow.


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Number 15

Well were at the end of skull week, poop. I had fun this week not having to worry about what to paint and just paint. Skull week will be back. Next week I'm thinking landscapes, that is if I can convince myself to leave the apt. Have a good weekend.


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Number 14

When I set up today's setup I put a blue sketchbook on the shadow side of the skull so the reflected light would be blue. Hopefully it reads in today's painting. Looking back at this weeks work and today's feels more solid than the other ones. One more in this weeks series to go. I'm thinking a profile. Everyone have a good day.


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Lucky 13

Here is today's skull. It is a three quarter view which are a bit tougher. On a gear related note my tripod for my paint box came in. So far so good. Is it bad that I want a bigger pochade box? Na I have everything that I need to work I just need to focus about the work. I also figured out the music situation. I put on the same stuff that I used to work to before. I have heard this stuff so many times that I'm not even paying attention to it. Why listen you ask? It helps drown out all noise. Enjoy your hump day.


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P.S. I still haven't figured out a good place to take pictures of these.

Number 12

Today's painting I went for a close up. The drawing is still a little off and the colors got real muddy fast. Skull week continues tomorrow.


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Number 11

Here is today's painting. Enjoy.


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Number 9

This week has progressively gotten harder to work. I think I've exhausted my bag of tricks and am now since I am not doing the old standby, painting has become difficult again (that is a good thing). I also noticed today that I'm trying too hard for everything to be perfect and I'm not painting, or I'm not losing myself in the work. That sounds really artsy fartsy, but when it happens it's bad ass. Before you know it's three hours later and your work is finished. I think worrying about what iTunes is playing keeps me from having that shift in my head. I think next week I'm going to work from the replica skull that I have. I can draw skulls but I can't really draw skulls. If that makes sense. Expect five skull paintings next week.


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