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Unfortunately a scan lacks the subtlety of the original. I don't copy. Not even my own stuff. Alla prima or bust.

.. good enough to eat. Have a shot and give the puppy some pepto. Talk about bad luck. Good part is you can make another.

Yes, I do. These take no more than 30=35 minutes to do. Sadly, the painting fell off my mantle and the puppy ate it. Seriously. I am so...

Excellent work on all, but the last one is my favorite. Great idea, so fresh and different with the format size, subject matter and...

Three quickies today at Courthouse Square in Redwood City, CA. Theater 5x7"; Broadway 7x5"; painter at holiday decorated light pole...

This is a sun conure, in watercolor, on Arches 140 CP, about 8 x 10. The only colors used were three primaries - Arylide Yellow...

I did the ink sketch for this 5" x 4" sketch in Sept 2023 during Chennai Weekend Artists' (the on-location sketching group that I am a...

Daily painting from yesterday 24th. Husband brought this fruit from a store for Christmas. It's called Mangosteen and it's new to us...

11 x 14 inches .. acrylic on paper .. alla prima .. painted 24/12/25 Merry Christmas .. Happy New Year to any and all who celebrate...

Daily painting from today 25th, Dec. Oil on canvas paper, size: small. 🎄🎁🧑‍🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄 🎄

This is an approximately 4" x 5" sketch. I did the ink sketch with a black ink gel pen, in early May 2024, in around ten minutes. I...

This is the Sri Kandaleeswarar Koil at Thenneri, built by Sembiyan Mathevi over a 1000 years ago, in memory of her son Uthamar Chozhan...

Thanks for considering it anyway.

Then we're likely to disagree on a definition of art. It's art, my friend, just not solely for esthetic use. I think your definition of...

Where's you get that first notion? Nobody knows what it was considered. But consider that it was done for esthetics, not survival, and...