A barn swallow maneuvering to catch a hoverfly in flight.

Swallow, oil on canvas, 24x36, 2022. #art, #bird, #painting, #oilpainting, #sciart, #traditionalart, #oc, #wildlifeart, #swallow.

These are really cool, Don.

This painting got an honorable mention at the Oregon State Fair. That is the first time I've had paintings on public display. I appreciate how accessible the fair is for people to display their work. #oilpainting, #art, #alien, #painting, #Statefair #OregonStateFair, #Oregon

I saw these in Hobart. Very cool.

Thanks!

Alien like figures are in at a public aquarium observing fish. There are small fish in a cylinder like tank up front and a giant fish in a big tank in the background.

At the Aquarium, 24x36 oil on canvas, 2025. A lot of time was spent posing figures in front of glass jars of water for this one. The distortion of the image changes dramatically when you barely move the figure.
#art, #aquarium, #painting, #oilpainting, #sciart, #fish, #traditionalart, #museum.

Thanks

Thank you, being the first time i used it, I didn't know what to expect.

Thanks for the response. I was trying Michael Harding non-absorbing acrylic primer pozzuoli red earth (semi-transparent). It's like clay and doesn't spread or dissolve well. It's almost solid. Is that normal?

What material are you applying? I tried Pozzouli Red Earth, and I can't seem to get that consistency.

Phantom Orchid, Cephalanthera austiniae. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30. A white orchid inflorescence on a black background. I happened upon this flower before I knew it existed, which doesn't happen much for me anymore. I'm usually looking for specific plants that I've heard about. Being an orchid and a parasite (loosely) makes it even more interesting and exciting. I photographed this plant near Corvallis, Oregon over a decade ago and finally completed the painting today. I've only encountered it a few times. #art, #painting, #oilpainting, #botany, #Orchid, #sciart, #contemporaryart, #traditionalart.

Phantom Orchid, Cephalanthera austiniae. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30. I happened upon this flower before I knew it existed 20 years ago near Corvallis, Oregon and finally completed the painting today. I've only seen it a few times. #art #painting #oilpainting #botany #Orchid #sciart #traditionalart

Thank you so much. That's the best compliment.

Thanks. They are a mix of places I photographed. Smith Rock, Mt Lassen, Lake Louise, and others.

Thanks.

An alien like figure is standing on a rock ledge looking out strange landscape. Generic pterodactyl like creatures are perched in a dead tree, and one is flying. The alien has a bird perched on its outstretched arm. Both the alien and bird have glass helmets over their heads, but the birds beak extends outside the helmet. The alien has a fish in a bag in its other hand. The alien is wearing a robe depicting alien abductions. #oilpainting #sciart #art #painting

Nerd out with your bird out. A painting about unapologetic nerdiness. #oilpainting, #sciart, #art, #painting.

I was lucky to find two individuals of this one on my last day in Tasmania. Photograh of spider orchid from Tasmania. Caladenia (dilatata is my guess) #Caladenia, #orchid, #Tasmania, #botany

I was lucky to find two individuals of this one on my last day in Tasmania. Photograh of spider orchid from Tasmania. Caladenia (dilatata is my guess) #Caladenia, #orchid, #Tasmania, #botany

I was lucky to find two individuals of this one on my last day in Tasmania. Photograh of spider orchid from Tasmania. Caladenia (dilatata is my guess) #Caladenia, #orchid, #Tasmania, #botany

Photogragh of greenhood orchid from front in a shady mossy forest.

I found my first Tasmanian orchid. These are new to me, but I think it's Pterostylis (nutans? Corrections welcome). #botany, #wildflowers, #tasmania, #orchids

Thank you. I took tons of pictures of them on the Oregon Coast.

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One way I deal with that is really small sketches in boxes measured to the right proportion. Then you know you want something to occupy a predetermined space while you're up close with your drawing. The up close time usually leads me to avoid risk, shrink the object, and I get a boring result.

Hyper focus and a 0.3 lead can make impressive results regardless of experience. I did one exercise that changed my detail level overnight. It was taping half of a magazine photo to paper and drawing the other side to match. I just kept focusing to a finer and finer level of detail.

Thanks, there probably are some smudges that just aren’t showing up. I used fine tip mechanical pencils on a heavy white paperboard and tried to keep it as clean as possible.

A pencil drawing of sandlerlings and their reflection in the wet sand from the Oregon Coast.

Sandlerlings in the wet sand from the Oregon Coast. #art, #drawing, #wildlifeart, #traditionalart, #pencil #sciart.

Thank you for offering. I'm sorry, but I gifted it away years ago.

An oil painting of blackbirds landing in a grass field with backlight.

Willamette Valley, oil on canvas, 24x36, #oilpainting, #sciart, #contemporaryart, #art, #painting, #wildlifeart

CRAOLA is awesome.

Oil painting shows two spiders stopped for a springtail in their path. Four dragonflies are flying overhead as if in formation. A swooping bird can barely be seen reflecting from one spiders eyes. #oilpainting, #sciart, #spider, #springtail

Oil on canvas, 24x36. An "odd couple" of spiders are out marching/wandering when they encounter a springtail. The dragonflies are similarly motivated in same direction for whatever reason and the springtail or, something behind it, stops the march. #oilpainting, #sciart, #spider, #springtail

A pencil drawing of two M.U.S.C.L.E toy wrestling figures. A toy car is in the background.

M.U.S.C.L.E. I had these toys as a kid and later found them on eBay. I did several drawings like this when I was procrastinating other more important things. #art, #drawing

I work with oils.

One of my favorite artists. I hope to more.