Beginning with some clovers in gouache

and some robins and morels

the robin's texturing is v v good

Ahh thank you I'm working so hard to loosen up

god plurk really kills the detail in these things |D

oh well

plurk compression is actually hot nasty trash

i love your art sm dude i'm a fan

i agree abt the robin tho. impeccable

vandalisto !!! THANK YOU this means everything to me, excited to repaint that robin into a proper ostara piece

the clovers at the top look so professional and refined!

honestly it really helps to like, chat about this stuff because sometimes—there's this THING that a lot of artists struggle with where like.... we feel like we have to be truer to life. one of my fave artists talks about this a lot! she's incredible at simplifying and pulling back but even she feels like she has to "prove" that she knows how a thing looks

and so the reminders that like... my quick and dirty texturing shortcuts to hash out a wing ARE an actual style and DO actually look good—it's really helpful!

otterbeans ah thank you!!! They're a sketchbook piece from this morning! Working on those thin confident stem lines

bonus red clover tea

so cuuuuute

how cute!

my pet portrait arrived today! I'm not going to unwrap it bc it's a gift but it got here safely

Oh good I'm so glad it was so quick!!! Ever since ive started dropping off mail things have been much smoother

my dad and stepmom are in Florida until the beginning of April so I can't send it to them yet but I will keep you posted once I do!

I can't wait to hear what they think!

this is what it looked like just before packing

chinhands for this entire plurk

Me staring at my art desk 😭 I am too sick to paint

I want to paint robins and worms

no energy after cold recovery? Paint weird Kit Kat wrapper

wanted to report: my dad got the painting and he loved it. thank you so much again!

Ahhhhh I'm so glad to hear that!!

two paintings one hour

still life WIP

awh i love the ladyslippers

I'm thinking about painting more before the market!!

They'd make a good pin or patch

still life complete!

still life complete!

a new WIP featuring peonies from our yard

done!!!

It turned out really well I think

oooh that's so pretty!! it turned out great!

thanks!!! the lil specks are ants and clover mites; I'm really interested in doing more still lifes with like... less desirable life in them, you know?

these ants were ALL over the peonies outside, and that is great for them, and it seemed interesting to include that reality in the painting too