Joshua Reynolds_art

I couldn't make drawing buildings look the way I wanted so I'm trying building them instead.

A permanent impression created by the emergence of a probable thread of reality.

Teratoma

Every empty room, all at once. Can you be patient?

Gazelle skull study. This will probably end up as an element in something else. But for now it's done.

Today's progress. Every time I finish something my soul needs a break and I always act like its a tragedy and I'm never gonna draw again or something. Drama.

I still can't draw for whatever reason, so I'm reposting this because it feels a certain way.

A bird from 2012 or so because I'm not making anything new at the moment. And Facebook is getting weird about my lack of engagement with the page

At my left hand..

Progress on something

Just Let Him Sleep. 2018

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broken little boy

Version 2, work in progress.

One thing thats gets in my way is my lack of technical skill and training. Everything I make is like pulling teeth and half the time I can't reproduce it the next day if I tried. I just have to wait until I can focus enough again.

But that's kind of what art is i guess. The perfect idea filtered through an imperfect heart.

You have to take risks to move into new creative territory. And making mistakes is an essential part of the process.

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A study sketch for a bigger project I'm working on. Because another half realized and abandoned idea is just what the ol' doctor ordered.

An interview with a fantastic artist, mentor, inspiration, and friend. Niki McQueen Art, you deserve every bit of success that comes your way.

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Some dandelion studies of varying quality. I don't usually like to show anyone the practice/playing around stuff. But I think maybe people shouldn't be so weird about showing their trash. It really IS an important part of the process. Maybe a little vulnerability isn't such a bad thing.

Still getting the hang of graphite powder. I really like it. I don't like THIS, but I still gotta plaster it all over Facebook.

Turns out you can mix it with acrylic medium and paint with it.