“Space”

Space fascinates me. Not just the one with the stars and black holes and what not. But just, the concept of space. My space, your space. Big, small. Small can feel safe and big can feel small. In art, when you move away from focussing on the object, to focussing on the space, it becomes a different thing. Like I said, fascinating… read more

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  • August – “Space”

    August – “Space”

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    Space fascinates me. Not just the one with the stars and black holes and what not. But just, the concept of space. My space, your space. Big, small. Small can feel safe and big can feel small. In art, when you move away from focussing on the object, to focussing on the space, it becomes…

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  • “Sanctuary” – day two

    “Sanctuary” – day two

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    Today I’m focussing on adding a bit more color variety and laying a foundation for some details.

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  • “Sanctuary” – day one

    “Sanctuary” – day one

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    In this series I’ll be showing you the progress I make on this portrait called “Sanctuary”. I’ll be uploading a new video after every day. This portrait will be available in my May show.

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  • Mixing Meditations, vol. 2

    Mixing Meditations, vol. 2

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    In this video, I’m going to show you how I mix a palette with only two colors and white. A great way to start as a beginner or explore as an intermediate artist!

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