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Oil on canvas

Ask me anything!

Palette:

Azo Gold Pyrole Red Pyrole Orange Cadmium Yellow Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Burnt Umber Light Transparent Red Oxide Naples Yellow Cobalt Blue Ultramarine Blue Teal Carbon Black White Gesso

I’m painting with fluid acrylics from Golden Paints. I use white gesso to thicken my paint mixes and make them more opaque. I use Satin Glazing Liquid for glazing and thinning my mixes.

Markers:

For the base sketch I’m using alcohol markers in various brown colors from Copic.

Grounding:

After sketching, I ground my panel with a reddish orange mix of Azo Gold and Satin Glazing Liquid from Golden.

Surface:

16x16” ultra smooth Claybord panel from Ampersand Art Supply.

Brushes:

Utrecht Mixed Synthetic Flats 4-18 Blick Studio Synthetic Stroke ½” and 1” Hake Brush

Easel:

French Easel by Julian found at Blick

If you have any questions about my process or materials, ask away!

COASTAL EXPLORERS, Acrylic, 16x16”

Artist:MOGI

I have been stuck on this painting for a long time as I wasn’t sure how to deal with the background - should I just copy what I have in my original photo? Or should I just throw in a background colour like what I did, but what colour should I use?

I didn’t think it through when I did the initial sketch (I should’ve put my cat in the centre of the painting). It’s too late for me to change it now cuz I spent too much time perfecting my cat 🥹

Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm in-between block in and detailing layers. I'm trying to be more expressive but Idk if it's working. 🤷‍♀️

Acrylic on canvas

Finally finished, after 8 weeks' work squeezing in painting time wherever life allowed. I enjoyed slowly building up the layers, and I'm pretty happy with how the textures and reflections turned out, even if it feels a little too thick in places. It's now with the framer to get it ready to give to my mum for her birthday.

Second image is the reference photo I worked from. Mum is central, in the red jacket.

Acrylic on canvas, feedback welcome.

First installment. Now I need to make more. It was awesome. I got to watch people get really excited to see the animals, I also go to actively watch people back up and walk straight out the door which was also awesome too cause apparently I did a go job making reflecting parasite personalities. Lots of good discussions and I can’t wait to go back in a month with more paintings, live leeches and a dead lamprey (plus others.)

Rea

3 x 4 ft painting on hand built wooden panel and wooden frame. Shown at ABV gallery in Atlanta, sold.