@omarzak.bsky.social
Sometimes I post my paintings. All my paintings are Glazed with https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/
These guys didn't make the mess, but they'll have to clean it up.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
These guys didn't make the mess, but they'll have to clean it up.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm probably wearing this motif out. It's becoming a lazy check-the-box exercise. But I do like it! The masking pen is awesome.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm probably wearing this motif out. It's becoming a lazy check-the-box exercise. But I do like it! The masking pen is awesome.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
My friend told me my work was looking very "southwest". As a dedicated East-Coaster, I felt like I needed to change the colors up.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My friend told me my work was looking very "southwest". As a dedicated East-Coaster, I felt like I needed to change the colors up.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I really like this motif. I did this one with a masking fluid pen instead of tape.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I really like this motif. I did this one with a masking fluid pen instead of tape.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's not October!
I finished my "at least one painting a day in October" project. I did a bunch of abstracts this year. I still consider myself a landscape painter first, then a general representational painter second, but abstracts really are genuine fun.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I finished my "at least one painting a day in October" project. I did a bunch of abstracts this year. I still consider myself a landscape painter first, then a general representational painter second, but abstracts really are genuine fun.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
It's not October!
I finished my "at least one painting a day in October" project. I did a bunch of abstracts this year. I still consider myself a landscape painter first, then a general representational painter second, but abstracts really are genuine fun.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I finished my "at least one painting a day in October" project. I did a bunch of abstracts this year. I still consider myself a landscape painter first, then a general representational painter second, but abstracts really are genuine fun.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I'm still doodling on these guys. They're getting more desperate.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm still doodling on these guys. They're getting more desperate.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It's October!
I'm still doodling on these guys. They're getting more desperate.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm still doodling on these guys. They're getting more desperate.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I was doodling with a carpenter's pencil in my sketchbook and discovered this kind of dude. This was a pen and watercolor rendetion of a bunch of these guys hanging out in the junk piles.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
I was doodling with a carpenter's pencil in my sketchbook and discovered this kind of dude. This was a pen and watercolor rendetion of a bunch of these guys hanging out in the junk piles.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It's October!
I was doodling with a carpenter's pencil in my sketchbook and discovered this kind of dude. This was a pen and watercolor rendetion of a bunch of these guys hanging out in the junk piles.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
I was doodling with a carpenter's pencil in my sketchbook and discovered this kind of dude. This was a pen and watercolor rendetion of a bunch of these guys hanging out in the junk piles.
Watercolor and ink pen on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I'm still playing with the transparent red oxide, which today I realized smells like blood from all the iron.
I borrowed some of this motif from @fiendfables.bsky.social whose work I found today and greatly admired.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm still playing with the transparent red oxide, which today I realized smells like blood from all the iron.
I borrowed some of this motif from @fiendfables.bsky.social whose work I found today and greatly admired.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It's October!
I'm still playing with the transparent red oxide, which today I realized smells like blood from all the iron.
I borrowed some of this motif from @fiendfables.bsky.social whose work I found today and greatly admired.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm still playing with the transparent red oxide, which today I realized smells like blood from all the iron.
I borrowed some of this motif from @fiendfables.bsky.social whose work I found today and greatly admired.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I wanted to experiment with the transparent red oxide.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I wanted to experiment with the transparent red oxide.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It's October!
I wanted to experiment with the transparent red oxide.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I wanted to experiment with the transparent red oxide.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I'm still messing with this motif.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm still messing with this motif.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
It's October!
I'm still messing with this motif.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I'm still messing with this motif.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I was doodling in my sketchbook and decided to extend a couple motifs as a little watercolor painting. I penciled in the drawing, and I think that was a mistake. The ink-only figures in the sketchbook were more spontaneous and animated.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I was doodling in my sketchbook and decided to extend a couple motifs as a little watercolor painting. I penciled in the drawing, and I think that was a mistake. The ink-only figures in the sketchbook were more spontaneous and animated.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's October!
I was doodling in my sketchbook and decided to extend a couple motifs as a little watercolor painting. I penciled in the drawing, and I think that was a mistake. The ink-only figures in the sketchbook were more spontaneous and animated.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
I was doodling in my sketchbook and decided to extend a couple motifs as a little watercolor painting. I penciled in the drawing, and I think that was a mistake. The ink-only figures in the sketchbook were more spontaneous and animated.
Watercolor and Ink on 5"x7" hot press paper
It's October!
I really dig the better-quality hot press paper. It just doesn't tear, and I can go a lot further messing with different kinds of masking.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I really dig the better-quality hot press paper. It just doesn't tear, and I can go a lot further messing with different kinds of masking.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
October 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It's October!
I really dig the better-quality hot press paper. It just doesn't tear, and I can go a lot further messing with different kinds of masking.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I really dig the better-quality hot press paper. It just doesn't tear, and I can go a lot further messing with different kinds of masking.
Watercolor on 5"x7" hot press paper
I usually use relatively cheap paper, but I've been trying to do some masking with artist tape, and it always rips. Even when I tape the edges, it rips. I cut some higher quality arches paper, and I'm happy with the result. No tearing.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper.
October 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I usually use relatively cheap paper, but I've been trying to do some masking with artist tape, and it always rips. Even when I tape the edges, it rips. I cut some higher quality arches paper, and I'm happy with the result. No tearing.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper.
Watercolor and ink on 5"x7" hot press paper.
It's October!
I've been working more with abstract watercolors. I liked this one so much, I did a much larger version, but it's too big for my scanner, so this will have to do.
Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper
I've been working more with abstract watercolors. I liked this one so much, I did a much larger version, but it's too big for my scanner, so this will have to do.
Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's October!
I've been working more with abstract watercolors. I liked this one so much, I did a much larger version, but it's too big for my scanner, so this will have to do.
Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper
I've been working more with abstract watercolors. I liked this one so much, I did a much larger version, but it's too big for my scanner, so this will have to do.
Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper
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September 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The people demanded the return of the show, and the people's demands have been heard!
What a treat!
What a treat!
This is larger than my normal painting. Another on a panel I cut.
I consider myself a landscape painter at heart - even through most of my work isn't.
Oil on panel, 11"x14".
I consider myself a landscape painter at heart - even through most of my work isn't.
Oil on panel, 11"x14".
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This is larger than my normal painting. Another on a panel I cut.
I consider myself a landscape painter at heart - even through most of my work isn't.
Oil on panel, 11"x14".
I consider myself a landscape painter at heart - even through most of my work isn't.
Oil on panel, 11"x14".
I focused on speed and value, and attempted to go aittle nuts with hue.
Phylogenetically, all apes, including humans, are old world monkeys.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
Phylogenetically, all apes, including humans, are old world monkeys.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
August 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I focused on speed and value, and attempted to go aittle nuts with hue.
Phylogenetically, all apes, including humans, are old world monkeys.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
Phylogenetically, all apes, including humans, are old world monkeys.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
Another odd pig.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
August 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Another odd pig.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
Not a pig - but a boar. I don't often paint fur, so this was a little outside of my comfort zone.
Oil on panel, 9"x12".
Oil on panel, 9"x12".
August 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Not a pig - but a boar. I don't often paint fur, so this was a little outside of my comfort zone.
Oil on panel, 9"x12".
Oil on panel, 9"x12".
I wish all seasons could be fall and all holidays could be Halloween.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Oil on panel, 8x10".
August 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I wish all seasons could be fall and all holidays could be Halloween.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Oil on panel, 8x10".
I based this on an interesting sketch I did, but whoa, it came out weird.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Oil on panel, 8x10".
August 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I based this on an interesting sketch I did, but whoa, it came out weird.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Oil on panel, 8x10".
I painted a couple of pigs this week that I wasn't happy with, so I'm playing with a new subject.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Oil on panel, 8x10".
August 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I painted a couple of pigs this week that I wasn't happy with, so I'm playing with a new subject.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Oil on panel, 8x10".
Every artist needs a series they can fall back to when they don't have a subject calling out to them. Backup pigs.
This pig is the first painting on my new batch of panels. The panel held up great.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
This pig is the first painting on my new batch of panels. The panel held up great.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
August 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Every artist needs a series they can fall back to when they don't have a subject calling out to them. Backup pigs.
This pig is the first painting on my new batch of panels. The panel held up great.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
This pig is the first painting on my new batch of panels. The panel held up great.
Oil on panel, 8x10".
I'm not sure where the pig paintings are headed.
I cut and primed panels today, so I'm flush with materials. The old panels (including this painting) are 1/8" thick. The new panels are 3/16", which doesn't seem like a lot, but it's 50% thicker - much sturdier.
Oil on panel, 9x12".
I cut and primed panels today, so I'm flush with materials. The old panels (including this painting) are 1/8" thick. The new panels are 3/16", which doesn't seem like a lot, but it's 50% thicker - much sturdier.
Oil on panel, 9x12".
August 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I'm not sure where the pig paintings are headed.
I cut and primed panels today, so I'm flush with materials. The old panels (including this painting) are 1/8" thick. The new panels are 3/16", which doesn't seem like a lot, but it's 50% thicker - much sturdier.
Oil on panel, 9x12".
I cut and primed panels today, so I'm flush with materials. The old panels (including this painting) are 1/8" thick. The new panels are 3/16", which doesn't seem like a lot, but it's 50% thicker - much sturdier.
Oil on panel, 9x12".
I painted this from a photo I took after a heavy rain. The light was weird.
I initially had the lit window on the other side but moved it to its present location for compositional reasons.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
I initially had the lit window on the other side but moved it to its present location for compositional reasons.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
July 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I painted this from a photo I took after a heavy rain. The light was weird.
I initially had the lit window on the other side but moved it to its present location for compositional reasons.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".
I initially had the lit window on the other side but moved it to its present location for compositional reasons.
Oil on panel, 8"x10".