#everypaintingihaveeverdone

Obscure, Acrylic on Paper, 2016 I’m not entirely sure why I called this one “Obscure”. Perhaps I was hoping to obscure the painting itself. I always thought the face almost has a James May look about it.

Faerie Girl, Acrylic on Paper, 2016 Ok, so not everything from April 2016 was bad. This is actually one of my favorites of all time. It's a bigger painting than what I typically do, 11x14 inches, and surprises

Strips, Oil Pastels on Paper, 2016 Like I said yesterday, I was doing experimental work at the time. I didn't know whether or not to include this, but I did just because it was such a random idea. I drew

Red Nude, Acrylic on Paper, 2016 I went through a weird phase in April 2016. I was in a new place, alone, bored, challenged, and stressed. So I painted some bizarre and interesting things. I don’t know

Colorado River, Acrylic on Paper, 2016 The very first thing I painted when I arrived in Arizona. The Colorado River kinda took me by surprise honestly. I was just driving through and bam, there it was.

The Spins Of Creativity My head spins sometimes, not from alcohol (though that used to be the case quite frequently), but from everyday busy-ness and stress. I keep going, but the days keep overwhelming

*Sassy, Acrylic on Paper, 2016' Welcome to 2016! Obviously it's 2020 now. I don’t know the exact order of my paintings, I just know the months, so this may or may not be the first painting I did in 2016.

Waves, Oil on Canvas 2015 This was the first time I ever played with oil paint. I was at a hotel in Tallahassee for some training. It started out as clouds over an ocean, but it ended up as this wavey

Picking Flowers, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 The face has always bugged me on this one. The subject is great, the composition not bad, but that face. And perhaps the arch of her back. It isn’t an ugly painting,

Reclined, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 Just like “Nude in Repose” I think I did a really good job with this figure. The only problems I have with this are the one foot seems a bit small and one arm seems a bit

Farm Hands, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 I used two photos, digitally overlapped, to make the scene for this painting. The subjects were children during the Dust Bowl Era. I wish I had made a note of the

In the Flow, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 This marks the start of a few paintings I actually like and think I did quite well on. I love the figure in this one. I think I can almost hear the rushing of the water

Fixing It, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 This is a bit painful to look at. I would say there are little redeeming qualities. Would. But there aren’t. It’s all pretty bad. Maybe I take back my assessment of my

Spruces, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 An early landscape. Those are some thick logs, all the way to the top. It’s not unpleasant, but meh. My mom harassed me the whole Christmas break about why I paint "naked

Seasons, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 It wasn’t until after I was done with the first of these that I even considered doing a series. The first one was “Spring”. Spring, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 Originally titled

Some of these are absolutely terrifying. Like words cannot describe. Out of 14, I’d say maybe 4 are something I would consider worthy of sharing. The rest? Burned. Or shared very publicly. Because it’s

At the Beach, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 It is striking to me that this was painted long before I went to a life drawing class. The shapes aren’t particularly bad, but the shading is wow… is she dead? I also

Swimming, Acrylic on Canvas, 2015 I painted this to go along with “Fishing” but this is on canvas. And the figures came out much much better. The background is simple, and while I wasn’t sure about it

Pedro and Mr. Ray, Acrylic on Paper, 2015 This is actually a self portrait of my son and I. But because I ended up drawing a hat that looks like a sombrero and a toothpick that looks like a cigarillo I

Nude in Repose, Acrylic on Paper. 2015 Love this one. from the toes to the nose. The only huge issue I have is with the arm and the hand. And I probably could have selected a better background color. This