These are some of the 3-5 hr self portraits I painted this week. Photos were taken via my iPad, while the oil paint was still wet. So, the quality is poor, but I hope you enjoy them anyways.
Further update on the painting I posted earlier this week and started a new one. Enjoy.
Over the course of the next week I will be posting my paintings for sale on etsy. I currently have one print for sale. So check it out periodically to see what’s for sale.
Two abstract paintings I’m working on at the moment.
I have a lot of small regrets, but each one I’ve learned from and needed to learn from. I wish I had gone to csulb straight from high school, but I know I wouldn’t have chosen painting, and probably would have given up on art right now. I’m happy with my life as a whole. As long as I serve God in all things, I know I’m on the right path.
Draw everyday, paint at least for an hour every day. Don’t critize yourself, and let whatever needs to happen in a painting happen. Be fearless and disciplined. Even if you’re having a bad day, and you just can’t paint or draw, spend time with your work, looking at it or being around it. Allow it to develop in your subconscious, and it will find a way to resolve itself. Enjoy critism, and be willing to both follow and ignore it. Since you’re in art school, you’ve already put yourself in an enviroment that will allow you to grow. Enjoy it.
It just takes a lot of practice, study and looking atexcellent paintings in person. Talent can only get you so far, discipline is far moreuseful than talent and can travel further distances.