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Abandoned boat yard, started plein air. Watercolor. Not sure what else to do with it. 2 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 10 1185

I'm pretty proud of this painting. 14 bif Jul 2020 Jul 2020 11 1973

Camden amphitheater. The most green I've ever painted. Started as plein air until someone needed 6 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 9 1531

A Maine style garden. 6 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 5 1248

Jules Feiffer 3 elleng Jul 2020 Jul 2020 2 1272

Started while sitting in the car as hubby and elder son bought records. 6 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 18 1355

A painting of one of our tiger lilies 10 bif Jun 2020 Jul 2020 8 1706

So, online classes. Skillshare? Great Courses? 3 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 1265

Finished this 12x16 pastel today. My own work, not a paint along. [View all] 68 LiberalLoner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 80 9745

A painting for my brother, who was an art major. My water grayed out 11 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 34 2527

M.C. Escher was born on this date- 6 Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1291

Beets 8 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1272

After President Obama's speech to the entire 2020 High School 29 lunatica May 2020 Jun 2020 98 11889

OK, I've spent the last couple of days redoing this puppy three different times.. 14 MrScorpio Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 3724

I just started a digital painting course, and here is my first project. 23 Skinner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 22 3269

Here's a new piece. 1 MrScorpio Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 1102

Something that I just finished today. 5 MrScorpio Jun 2020 Jun 2020 6 1274

A very simple painting of a fern leaf 7 bif Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1173

Putting last touches on the Charity auction piece. Should I ink more of it like I did the lettering, 11 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1416

Is she done yet? Does her face need fiddling? 17 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 21 3908

Another from Belfast, ME. 12 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 19 2582

FIL asked me to paint his late cat. 39 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 75 7777

The expression on this model's face was intriguing to me 12 lunatica Jun 2020 Jun 2020 11 1574

Updated with pic. I've got a peace march on Tuesday evening. 5 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 3 1126

I just made my first sale! Not to the restaurant but to a former 3 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1253

Signs of the times down at the dock. 5 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 9 1095

I'm finally starting to feel brave enough to do our local plein air festival, and they 0 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 938

Today's paint along with Jacob Aguair 4 LiberalLoner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1349

How to price? 8 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1904

First plein air sunburn in Bar Harbor. Perspective still tricky, but my giant lobster claws rock. 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 Jun 2020 12 1403

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Just finished this still life. 5 bif May 2020 May 2020 6 1179

I drew this from a photo 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 27 1721

A new self portrait 13 femmedem May 2020 May 2020 22 1574

Did a painting with my own reference photo 15 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 8 2736

I finished this guy in record time for me! 4 days. 25 MLAA May 2020 May 2020 14 4867

Did another paint along, this time on Patreon with Jacob Aguair who is an amazing teacher 12 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 5 2478

Need black lab help. This is the practice piece and I used 22 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 2552

Major 500th Anniv. Show Of Renaissance Artist Raphael Returns To Rome, June 2 - Aug. 30 1 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 2 1339

A still life I just did with a limited palette. 14 bif May 2020 May 2020 20 2384

I have destroyed 4 paintings this week. Not torn up, just worked to death because of little 19 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 3169

Old bank at Searsport 4 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1091

Did a paint along from a YouTube video 15 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 15 3738

I got a camera lucida app to help me with my next painting. It's the one I am doing of 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 1538

A painting of our Redbuds in bloom 10 bif May 2020 May 2020 9 2043

More sketches 9 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 13 1474

Make that 5. I need my patience back. 1 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 994

A gift for my school library in honor of our late reading teacher and library volunteer. 13 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 35 3302

I get wanting hues in different tubes, say clear Quin Gold vs grainy Yellow Ochre. Well I got 12 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 2055

A portrait of my favorite model wearing a floppy hat 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 43 8012

I bit off more than I can chew. Depicting fabric is new for me, and I picked a doozy to put in this 20 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 2996

Some sketches done from life instead of photos. 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 8 1493

A Painter Brings Art Outdoors To Lift Spirits, Creativity Amid Crisis In Mass. 6 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 6 1464

Not quite finished with this yet 22 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 14 3483

Acadia National Park. Not sure where. First 2 page spread. 4 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 9 1385

A favorite model of mine 16 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 19 7158

People are starting to ask to buy my work, which they can't because all the 1 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 994

welp, when i got invited to put some old work in an anniversary show, 8 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 1 1524

I usually work on several paintings at a time. Is that weird? 12 bif May 2020 May 2020 0 1442

Mother's day art haul. No idea how to use gouache or a canvas, but I'm game. I've used 12 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 23 3637

so, if you google me, you will get hits. 14 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 13 3874

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Salvador Dali was born on this date- 3 Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2020 May 2020 4 1066

I think I lost this battle. Naples yellow is better as a highlight at the end than a base in the 10 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 2093

Dog Help? I don't usually do realistic paintings, but a friend lost her 18 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 1728

Yesterday's eyes were on cheap cold pressed pulp. Today I tried hot pressed cotton rag from Arches. 11 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1408

Sweet dog or amused owl? You decide. LOL 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 5 1184

"The Sentinel" 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 1287

A still life with a bit of humor 5 bif May 2020 May 2020 5 1323

Painted one little notebook in another little notebook. Lost my light and tried to build some back 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 1123

My first time sketching on site. I was running out of time, daylight, and feeling in my legs so had 17 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 25 2215

Casa Azul virtual tour - Frida's house 13 Kitchari May 2020 May 2020 7 1646

I see Etsy is advertising on MSNBC. glad to see this. I sell stuff there and right now it is 3 msongs May 2020 May 2020 7 1239

Have worked out my colors for my next French piece. Don't think I want to cram this into my little 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 2 1112

Pen and ink sketch of Old Wolpi Pueblo ruins in Arizona 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 20 4092

My painting of my mom's plaster of Paris dragon. Is it done yet? 8 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 May 2020 7 1297

I just might be improving a little 🙂 14 MLAA Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 2594

With not much else to do I'm thinking of going back into the studio. 6 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1232

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 816

Anyone ever get their paintings done up as tee shirts? 7 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 11 1344

Paris Metro 14 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 1427

2 geometric pieces from paper 5 Ponietz Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 2029

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