05/02/2026
I've been having a hard time finishing anything lately -- or even sitting down to paint, honestly. I think it's a combination of reasons: general fatigue, boredom with my traditional subject matter, a less-than-stellar first market of the year, and various life distractions, among other things.
I recently stumbled across a Facebook group of free animal reference photos shared by the people who actually took said photos (no AI, thank God) and found myself wanting to paint some of them. Most of what I've done are basically sketches, but I put a little more time and effort into this one. I might eventually add a background, but for now it feels good to paint something I'm happy with, that could be considered complete as is.
I've been doing a lot of pencil sketches and drawings which will hopefully become a whole new batch of paintings for this summer's markets. Some of it's my usual kind of stuff, but some of it will be a little new and different for me, which I think my creative practice needs right now. More updates soon, hopefully. :)
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