honestly got really far in one session with this one??? It’s too chalky though, so I’m going to let it dry and then paint over the shadows in darker colours and some more detail in the next class in two weeks
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
honestly got really far in one session with this one??? It’s too chalky though, so I’m going to let it dry and then paint over the shadows in darker colours and some more detail in the next class in two weeks
the quest to make my home screen as uninteresting as possible while still pretty continues
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
the quest to make my home screen as uninteresting as possible while still pretty continues
felt like I was wrestling with this one the whole time and I’m not totally thrilled with the result but I learned some things
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
felt like I was wrestling with this one the whole time and I’m not totally thrilled with the result but I learned some things
week 3, 10 min each
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
week 3, 10 min each
husband sent a photo of this to me the other day while at Aldi and I have never felt so seen
February 1, 2026 at 8:41 AM
husband sent a photo of this to me the other day while at Aldi and I have never felt so seen
battling with this one a bit
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
battling with this one a bit
week 2 (2 min each, 15 min)
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
week 2 (2 min each, 15 min)
bonus picture of my palette before and after
(I got hooked on color mixing asmr a while ago so it’s like ahhhhh to do my own in real time)
(I got hooked on color mixing asmr a while ago so it’s like ahhhhh to do my own in real time)
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
bonus picture of my palette before and after
(I got hooked on color mixing asmr a while ago so it’s like ahhhhh to do my own in real time)
(I got hooked on color mixing asmr a while ago so it’s like ahhhhh to do my own in real time)
I should probably start threading these eventually but whatever. I’m happy with today’s portrait and the little improvements I can see myself making every week
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I should probably start threading these eventually but whatever. I’m happy with today’s portrait and the little improvements I can see myself making every week
Figure drawings, at least.
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Figure drawings, at least.
I continue to be furious that doing the thing more often makes you better at the thing
L: Sep 25, 1 session
R: Jan 26, 1 session
Same model
L: Sep 25, 1 session
R: Jan 26, 1 session
Same model
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I continue to be furious that doing the thing more often makes you better at the thing
L: Sep 25, 1 session
R: Jan 26, 1 session
Same model
L: Sep 25, 1 session
R: Jan 26, 1 session
Same model
me all the time forever
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
me all the time forever
coping with horror and overwhelm by assembling a bookshelf and tidying my desk so the “fun” section (vs the work section) is clear, hanging some things up and a bit of cross-stitch. listened to some new (to me) music. today feels full of grief instead of disassociation, which I suppose is progress.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
coping with horror and overwhelm by assembling a bookshelf and tidying my desk so the “fun” section (vs the work section) is clear, hanging some things up and a bit of cross-stitch. listened to some new (to me) music. today feels full of grief instead of disassociation, which I suppose is progress.
No new pictures, where are you mentally?
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
No new pictures, where are you mentally?
while looking through my photos for portfolio day I found this pic of a drawing I did in 1992 at age 10
why was i preoccupied with national debt and where did I get this hilariously low yet extremely specific figure from??? I have so many questions.
why was i preoccupied with national debt and where did I get this hilariously low yet extremely specific figure from??? I have so many questions.
![A child’s drawing of two sad looking figures. The text above reads “it’s new, it’s hip, it’s in, it’s Depresion!” [sic]
There is also a box that says National Debt with the exceedingly optimistic figure of $100,362,111.08](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mx5r6ldkf54e7mmzigyaqxgd/bafkreieopsq64gmweikiom426y2ka3ganms3hfcfffu5rlj7jd4ltxr4ra@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
while looking through my photos for portfolio day I found this pic of a drawing I did in 1992 at age 10
why was i preoccupied with national debt and where did I get this hilariously low yet extremely specific figure from??? I have so many questions.
why was i preoccupied with national debt and where did I get this hilariously low yet extremely specific figure from??? I have so many questions.
trying to sneak in a last minute #portfolioday
I can’t seem to settle on a medium or style but I sure do like to paint and draw and make collages
I can’t seem to settle on a medium or style but I sure do like to paint and draw and make collages
January 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
trying to sneak in a last minute #portfolioday
I can’t seem to settle on a medium or style but I sure do like to paint and draw and make collages
I can’t seem to settle on a medium or style but I sure do like to paint and draw and make collages
Ok, one more, and probably the most important one to me personally: enrolled in an in-person portrait painting class and found a little bit of myself again. I rarely paint and never painted in oils.
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Ok, one more, and probably the most important one to me personally: enrolled in an in-person portrait painting class and found a little bit of myself again. I rarely paint and never painted in oils.
Someone also let the cat back in the bag over here
December 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Someone also let the cat back in the bag over here
I pretty much only post here after art class but anyway! Last class until January 😭
I’d love to see what I’d be able to accomplish in this medium with a little more time, to allow paint to set more etc
I’d love to see what I’d be able to accomplish in this medium with a little more time, to allow paint to set more etc
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I pretty much only post here after art class but anyway! Last class until January 😭
I’d love to see what I’d be able to accomplish in this medium with a little more time, to allow paint to set more etc
I’d love to see what I’d be able to accomplish in this medium with a little more time, to allow paint to set more etc
new model in painting class today
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
new model in painting class today
painting class! I love my painting class. seeing the piece change week by week genuinely feels like magic. this class is a light in my life amongst the Horrors
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
painting class! I love my painting class. seeing the piece change week by week genuinely feels like magic. this class is a light in my life amongst the Horrors