Living on a military base is wierd--they have rules for everything, including when you can celebrate holidays. Holidays are not allowed to take place during the week. The celebration of Halloween was permitted only between the hours of 6 and 9 on Saturday.  So my kids got to trick or treat twice, because my brother in law took them trick or ( Read more... )

 You'd think I'd be able to post more than once a month, but I keep kinda waiting for something important or good to happen, so I have something to say... but... Bleh. Nothing of either in this post.

My artwork is not selling very well. Rumor has it that art isn't selling well for others too, so maybe it's just a recession or seasonal thing. It's ( Read more... )

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Bah. Dragoncon was disappointing. Last year I made a little over $500 with two panels, so this year I went crazy and reserved a whole bay all to myself. I sent my five best originals. The postage alone was $70 each way. In previous years, I'd sent two or three originals, and they have always sold ( Read more... )

I don't generally post these sorts of things, but I must admit I'm horribly curious about you all. Passing on the meme from J. Briggs ( Read more... )

I broke all of my rules and have six paintings going on right now, in various stages. I have a hard time finishing art, so I've always (well, since college, anyway) forced myself not to start a new painting until the last one was finished (with the exception of a couple overly large paintings). I must not allow myself to start another until I've ( Read more... )

Still alive, still painting... Since I last posted, I finished several unremarkable pieces of art and one that I'm actually proud of. My web host, however, is (for unknown reasons) not allowing me upload, so I'm afraid that this is an art-free posting. Any suggestions for a good web host? I'm looking at GoDaddy, but am rather terrified of being ( Read more... )

A Viking and a siren, with a border of sea monsters. Not much to say about this painting, other than that I think it's too dark. I actually (for once) like how the guy came out, though, so I'm basically happy with this painting!


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Well... I can't call my first attempts at using acrylics with a gloss medium as a success, but they do work as "proof of concept." The paintings do indeed look like oil paintings. BAD oil paintings...


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I have been very lazy about scanning artwork, so I have nothing new to show.

My non-painting time has been spend in research. I am a big geek, I ADORE research. Nothing is quite as relaxing and stimulating than searching for information. I've been trying to absorb as much info as I can about oil painting, specifically about how to do that wonderful ( Read more... )