Bows

My first experience with prisma colors was not too great. I thought this would turn out terribly and I'm really surprised at how well it turned out!! I worked slow and paid attention to all the detail and I think I did a good job with that. They turned out more realistic than I thought. I also think did a great job making them look shiny and three-dimensional. It was really time consuming so I couldn't make as many bows as I wanted to. I still think it looks great regardless. I really want more practice with prisma colors because I think I have more potential with them than I think I do.

Landscape

This picture was taken in Seattle by my friend Claire Wilfong. I've wanted to paint this picture for the longest time and I can't wait to show her! I could have chosen one of my own landscape pictures, but I thought this was so beautiful that I just had to paint it. I think I did a great job making the grass look realistic as well as the water and the trees reflection on it. I'm getting better at oil paint and I think I'm going to continue with this medium in other pieces. I've been thinking about my concentration and I want to stick with oil paint for most of my projects. I'm going to challenge myself with oils instead of experimenting with different mediums. Every now and then I'll try something new, but for the most part I'm going to push myself with oil paint. I love realism like this. I'm going to include my pineapple and mailbox into my concentration. Everything I've said about oil in my past projects is still true, there isn't much else for me to say about it! I'm excited to see what else I can create and see my improvement with oils.