Back to normal?

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Nupe! But returning a bit to my 'normal' subject. Creative overdrive? yes but not complaining at all after months of feeling stuck and feeling like Ive been spinning my wheels.



And a quick snowy painting from yesterday. Originally started as a piece for a certain project but the colors headed in the wrong direction for it. So try try and try again [:!



To everyone that stops and looks...to everyone that takes a moment to leave a comment. THANK YOU! You guys keep me moving! I should add too that it reminds me I should try to comment more often on the art that others take such care to post here.

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really I havent read or studied anything that brought forth these..or maybe the answer is I finally trusted the knowledge I HAVE accumulated over the years and unleashed it on these small paintings. To be honest I have always been afraid to screw up a picture. So before I started most paintings I did a lot of studying..ie I hunted down tons of refs for even the tiniest details of a picture. I mean they weren't exact refs..IE I dont just take a photo of a lion and change this or that and call it my own. Instead I would collect general references of the animal I want to paint..ie for correct markings texture of the fur etc. And then references of lighting conditions I wanted to mimick..anything from foliage photos to sky..to grass etc. All this before ever starting a picture. I think I learned a lot just studying photos..but I really don't think I TESTED this knowledge. Mostly what happened was I worked at polishing technique as opposed to just letting loose and painting. I feel a lot of my work feels rigid and contrived because of this. Its such a focus on detail that the big picture is a bit overlooked (imo).

so these have been almost a step back. Big picture first, details last, if at all.

You are welcome..I truly hope my work does inspire people. Not out of egoism but because I feel its my way of giving back to all the artists that continually inspire me. Seems only fair to give back what I take! Thank you for all your recent comments, each really made me beam ^___^;