Ranger and Forest 10x10"

Small portrait of two special ladies 🐶🐶
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Oil on fancy cradled panel 10x10x2”

This is a lot smaller than I am comfy working with so this was a struggle. I say that in a good way, life is about choosing the struggles you enjoy having some times.
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I think it's imperative to
trust your artistic instincts.
Painting is not about analysis and logic. Painting is about doing and then thinking. There are not many areas in life where you can apply that.

You certainly don't want to walk in front of a bus with that frame of mind, but in
painting, it's about creating problems, not always about solving problems.
The way
I get better is by making mistakes. Mistakes are part of the work, every single piece has atleast 1 full day (if I’m lucky) of thinking it’s all gone to hell.

Work as much as you
possibly can, make as much work as you can
and always always trust your guts.

And be careful around 🚌🐒