Some skulls

I got a high-quality model skull over the holidays so it only seemed right to paint it a couple times. This has been a very effective form of practice for me, using a limited palette of raw umber, titanium white, ultramarine blue, cad. yellow light, yellow ochre, cad. red light, and burnt sienna for the drawing. This allows me to focus on value while adjusting temperature slowly and focus on other things like edges (esp. in the skull on the left).

This was fun. There are a few things I like about this painting; the colors of areas in shade, the overall composition feels simple, and the separation of foreground from the background. I feel like the lights on the dragon are too white, particularly around its purple shoulders and somewhat in its green parts. It also is not finished, which is something I regret. (note to self: get a better photo of this)

For Grandma

Here is a picture I made of a blue lizard eating an iris. It's a smallish painting done in oil on a piece of masonite and was a gift for my dad's mom.