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Today I thought maybe if I plan out the tiny branches on this painting, I won’t end up desperately unhappy with the end result? :blobfoxfingerguns:

I don’t know what my issue is, but like 99% of the watercolors I’ve done lately had zero pencil sketch, and next to zero planning, even though I have noted that the ones I plan more tend to turn out better. :blobfoxthinking:

#KnezekArt #Watercolor #Landscape #BirchTrees #sketching #WhatMadnessIsThis

Remember #The100DayProject? So do I! And I’m back at it just in time for 069/100 of #100DaysOfArt2023 Nice. :blobcatcoffee:

I think the looming reality of multiple shows coming up sent me into a mental tailspin, and I got stuck there for a solid week. Now I NEED to get a couple pieces finished so I can get applications in for the shows in question…

If you struggle with #ExecutiveFunction paralysis, what do YOU do to get yourself moving?

#KnezekArt #Watercolor #Miniature #MastoArt #FediArt

Remember #The100DayProject? So do I! And I’m back at it just in time for 069/100 of #100DaysOfArt2023 Nice. :blobcatcoffee:

I think the looming reality of multiple shows coming up sent me into a mental tailspin, and I got stuck there for a solid week. Now I NEED to get a couple pieces finished so I can get applications in for the shows in question…

If you struggle with #ExecutiveFunction paralysis, what do YOU do to get yourself moving?

#KnezekArt #Watercolor #Miniature #MastoArt #FediArt

063/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Many #chickadees at the feeder today…

#KnezekArt #Borbs #Birbs #MastoArt #FediArt #WildlifePhotography

060/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

I went to bed thinking “what a shame, I took day 60 off from doing art stuff,” but then I woke up and realized that arranging oyster mushrooms into a bouquet and photographing them like that probably counts as “doing something arty,” so here’s my Day 60 a day late…

#KnezekArt #iPhonetography #BlueOyster #Mushrooms #FoodPhotography #MastoArt #MushroomMushroom

060/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

I went to bed thinking “what a shame, I took day 60 off from doing art stuff,” but then I woke up and realized that arranging oyster mushrooms into a bouquet and photographing them like that probably counts as “doing something arty,” so here’s my Day 60 a day late…

#KnezekArt #iPhonetography #BlueOyster #Mushrooms #FoodPhotography #MastoArt #MushroomMushroom

060/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

I went to bed thinking “what a shame, I took day 60 off from doing art stuff,” but then I woke up and realized that arranging oyster mushrooms into a bouquet and photographing them like that probably counts as “doing something arty,” So here’s my Day 60 a day late…

#KnezekArt #iPhonetography #BlueOyster #Mushrooms #FoodPhotography #MastoArt #MushroomMushroom

058/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Late night photo editing yesterday, because I got home late, and found my Italian oyster mushroom block had gone bonkers since the night before… so playing with mushrooms happened instead of painting. 😄

#KnezekArt #Mushrooms #DigitalArt #MastoArt #FediArt

057/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Closing in on the best way to paint #fireweed on a 15x20mm canvas… felt the need to switch things up after a few days just thinking about sunrises.

But maybe I need to try painting a tiny sunrise scene? 🤔

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #Watercolor #MiniatureArt #TinyArt

054/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Started out just testing papers, ended up with something I actually like. :blobcatcoffee:

#KnezekArt #Watercolor #LandscapeArt #MastoArt #FediArt

052/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Testing some new watercolor paper… given the brand (Artists Loft), I figured I’d put it up against my cheap cotton paper (craftamo) first. 😅

Big differences: The AL paper warped less. Also it absorbed paint less readily. When I painted wet on wet, the paint immediately spread on the AL paper. It was also MUCH easier to lift color off the AL paper.

Tomorrow I’ll get some Arches involved…

#KnezekArt #Watercolor #MastoArt #FediArt @J_T

052/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Testing some new watercolor paper… given the brand (Artists Loft), I figured I’d put it up against my cheap cotton paper (craftamo) first. 😅

Big differences: The AL paper definitely warped less. Also it absorbed the paint less readily. When I painted wet on wet, the paint immediately spread on the AL paper. It was also MUCH easier to lift color off the AL paper.

Tomorrow I’ll get some Arches involved…

#KnezekArt #Watercolor #MastoArt #FediArt

050/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Full transparency: I painted this last night. But it was very late last night! And the part that’s relevant to today is that I looked at it again just now, when I took the second photo (with my thumb for scale), and I DON’T HATE IT. I painted something tiny and I’m still happy with it the next day!

So. Tiny fireweed pendants are definitely happening. 🥰

#KnezekArt #FediArt #MastoArt #Watercolor #MiniatureArt #fireweed #Alaska #TinyArt

049/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

My inner critic is such a bitch… I’m trying to convince myself some of these tiny pieces are good enough for finished art pendants. I’m also having a hell of a time trying to decide how to finish the pendants. I’m not having luck finding glass cabochons for the rectangular ones (15x20mm). 😩

But I can’t fix any of that this minute, so I guess I’ll just paint some more tiny paintings.

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #watercolor #MiniatureArt #TinyArt

048/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Realistic botanicals are maybe just not my thing. 😅 At least not until I can make myself stop overworking the paper with things that are definitely not working.

Anyhoo, I think that’s my last stab at this month’s subscription box theme. Moving along…!

#KnezekArt #FediArt #MastoArt #Watercolor #SucculentsAndCactuses #PracticeMakesProgress

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#Easter eggs are so festive and fun, even for a nonbeliever. I’mma blame it on the enduring archetypal power of pagan symbolism. 😁

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #SpringFestivals

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Took a couple days off to just mull this guy over some more… and I’m happy with where we ended up last night. So after some final file format housekeeping, I’ll be wishing him bon voyage, and getting back to a couple other projects I’ve had simmering in ol’ brain pan in the meantime.

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #Ravens

045/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

Took a couple days off to just mull this guy over some more… and I’m happy with where we ended up last night. So after some final file format housekeeping, I’ll be wishing him bon voyage, and getting back to a couple other projects I’ve had simmering in ol’ brain pan in the meantime.

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #Ravens

042/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

I thought today might be the end of my #PirateBirb posts, but…

…my client prefers the scruffy, sketchy rough draft raven. 😆

I do see what they mean. I feel like there’s always some magic lost when a sketch gets translated into a polished final image… sooo now my mission is to recapture that scruffy, sketchy magic, while still turning out a piece I feel good about calling “finished.” 😅

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #Raven #TheMagicIsGone

042/100 #The100DayProject #100DaysOfArt2023

I thought today might be the end of my #PirateBirb posts, but…

…my client prefers the scruffy, sketchy rough draft raven. 😆

I do see what they mean. I feel like there’s always some magic lost when a sketch gets translated into a polished final image… sooo now my mission is to recapture that scruffy, sketchy magic, while still turning out a piece I feel good about calling “finished.” 😅

#KnezekArt #MastoArt #FediArt #Raven #TheMagicIsGone