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I actually like this painting I just did. Hardly ever really happy with my work but this is okay [View all]
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Finished this kitty painting today. I see some mistakes I need to fix though. [View all]
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Did this pastel painting over the last few days. Trying to learn how to do pet portraits. [View all]
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I've been taking a painting class and did this still life. [View all]
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Finished this painting today. I've decided I want to concentrate mostly on animal portraits [View all]
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A painting of my alley in the fall and a friend's peeling garage: [View all]
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So I guess it's OK to ask for critiques here... I've done some landscapes, [View all]
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I'm an amateur painter who likes to paint with soft pastels [View all]
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People Getting Stabbed In Medieval Art Who Just Don't Give a Damn [View all]
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Did a new pastel painting, 9x12 on UArt 500 paper. Thanks for looking! 😍 [View all]
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Finished "The Approaching Horror" acrylic 8x8 on canvas board [View all]
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Finished this oil painting today. Still trying to learn oil painting. Might take a few decades 🤣 [View all]
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Well, I'm still playing with my soft pastels....waiting to hear when my surgery date will be... [View all]
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I wasn't sure if I should even post this -thing- because it's so weird, but [View all]
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Finished this 12x16 pastel today. My own work, not a paint along. [View all]
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Trying to learn oil painting, using water mixable. Surgery date 16 October to remove breast cancer. [View all]
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Did a pastel painting to commemorate a pet that passed recently, for a friend [View all]
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Still playing with my soft pastels. Did this painting this week, 8x10 on UArt paper. [View all]
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Did some tiny pastel paintings this week, little landscapes. [View all]
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Did this pastel painting of Missoula, Montana. 8x10 on lux archival paper. [View all]
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