James J. Lockwood
@jjlockwood.bsky.social
🦂 Love art, music, my husband & pets. Retired marketing specialist. Studying art, guitar & Spanish. I paint and draw a lot. I frequently post my art on IG and Bluesky. 🎨
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Throwback Thursday: 2018
Mushrooms
Soft Pastel Drawing
14” x 17”
The reference photo was in the New York Times Food Section.
#Art #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Mushrooms #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2018
Mushrooms
Soft Pastel Drawing
14” x 17”
The reference photo was in the New York Times Food Section.
#Art #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Mushrooms #BlueskyArt
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Throwback Thursday: 2018
Mushrooms
Soft Pastel Drawing
14” x 17”
The reference photo was in the New York Times Food Section.
#Art #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Mushrooms #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2018
Mushrooms
Soft Pastel Drawing
14” x 17”
The reference photo was in the New York Times Food Section.
#Art #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Mushrooms #BlueskyArt
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Sketchbook Saturday
Strawberries
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch on Toned Paper
#Art #Sketch #Sketchbook #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Strawberries #BlueskyArt
Sketchbook Saturday
Strawberries
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch on Toned Paper
#Art #Sketch #Sketchbook #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Strawberries #BlueskyArt
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Sketchbook Saturday
Strawberries
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch on Toned Paper
#Art #Sketch #Sketchbook #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Strawberries #BlueskyArt
Sketchbook Saturday
Strawberries
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch on Toned Paper
#Art #Sketch #Sketchbook #Pastels #PastelDrawing #Strawberries #BlueskyArt
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Throwback Thursday: 2023
Irises
8” x 10”
Acrylic on Wood Panel
I painted this as a project for the Acrylic Painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #AcrylicPainting #Painting #FlowerPainting #Irises #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2023
Irises
8” x 10”
Acrylic on Wood Panel
I painted this as a project for the Acrylic Painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #AcrylicPainting #Painting #FlowerPainting #Irises #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Throwback Thursday: 2023
Irises
8” x 10”
Acrylic on Wood Panel
I painted this as a project for the Acrylic Painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #AcrylicPainting #Painting #FlowerPainting #Irises #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2023
Irises
8” x 10”
Acrylic on Wood Panel
I painted this as a project for the Acrylic Painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #AcrylicPainting #Painting #FlowerPainting #Irises #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
★ Vote YES on Prop 50 ★
Tues Nov 4 is Election Day.
We all need to help rein in the Constitutional crisis and put an end to the nightmare that has been unleashed in our communities. Let’s do it!
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Tues Nov 4 is Election Day.
We all need to help rein in the Constitutional crisis and put an end to the nightmare that has been unleashed in our communities. Let’s do it!
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November 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
★ Vote YES on Prop 50 ★
Tues Nov 4 is Election Day.
We all need to help rein in the Constitutional crisis and put an end to the nightmare that has been unleashed in our communities. Let’s do it!
🇺🇸
Tues Nov 4 is Election Day.
We all need to help rein in the Constitutional crisis and put an end to the nightmare that has been unleashed in our communities. Let’s do it!
🇺🇸
Trick or Treat!
Happy Hallowe’en!
🕸️🕷️👻
#Halloween #TrickOrTreat #HermanMunster #Art #Illustration #BlueskyArt
Happy Hallowe’en!
🕸️🕷️👻
#Halloween #TrickOrTreat #HermanMunster #Art #Illustration #BlueskyArt
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trick or Treat!
Happy Hallowe’en!
🕸️🕷️👻
#Halloween #TrickOrTreat #HermanMunster #Art #Illustration #BlueskyArt
Happy Hallowe’en!
🕸️🕷️👻
#Halloween #TrickOrTreat #HermanMunster #Art #Illustration #BlueskyArt
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Throwback Thursday: 2023
Scorpion
Collage
18” x 24”
Scorpio Season is in full swing. Happy Birthday to all of my fellow Scorpios.
I did this collage as an assignment for a painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #Scorpio #Collage #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2023
Scorpion
Collage
18” x 24”
Scorpio Season is in full swing. Happy Birthday to all of my fellow Scorpios.
I did this collage as an assignment for a painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #Scorpio #Collage #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Throwback Thursday: 2023
Scorpion
Collage
18” x 24”
Scorpio Season is in full swing. Happy Birthday to all of my fellow Scorpios.
I did this collage as an assignment for a painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #Scorpio #Collage #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2023
Scorpion
Collage
18” x 24”
Scorpio Season is in full swing. Happy Birthday to all of my fellow Scorpios.
I did this collage as an assignment for a painting class at Oxnard College.
#Art #Scorpio #Collage #OxnardCollege #OxnardCollegeArts #BlueskyArt
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Saturday Sketchbook
“Foxglove”
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch
#art #sketch #sketchbook #PastelDrawing #pastels ##foxglove #BlueskyArt
Saturday Sketchbook
“Foxglove”
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch
#art #sketch #sketchbook #PastelDrawing #pastels ##foxglove #BlueskyArt
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Saturday Sketchbook
“Foxglove”
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch
#art #sketch #sketchbook #PastelDrawing #pastels ##foxglove #BlueskyArt
Saturday Sketchbook
“Foxglove”
9” x 12”
Soft Pastel Sketch
#art #sketch #sketchbook #PastelDrawing #pastels ##foxglove #BlueskyArt
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Throwback Thursday: 1988
A page from an old sketchbook. Looking out my window on W 39th St.
9” x 12”
Sharpie and Colored Pencil
#art #sketchbook #sketch #newyorkcity #coloredpencils #memories #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1988
A page from an old sketchbook. Looking out my window on W 39th St.
9” x 12”
Sharpie and Colored Pencil
#art #sketchbook #sketch #newyorkcity #coloredpencils #memories #BlueskyArt
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Throwback Thursday: 1988
A page from an old sketchbook. Looking out my window on W 39th St.
9” x 12”
Sharpie and Colored Pencil
#art #sketchbook #sketch #newyorkcity #coloredpencils #memories #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1988
A page from an old sketchbook. Looking out my window on W 39th St.
9” x 12”
Sharpie and Colored Pencil
#art #sketchbook #sketch #newyorkcity #coloredpencils #memories #BlueskyArt
I'm working on a still life in oils.
October 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm working on a still life in oils.
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Throwback Thursday: 2010
“Cock of the Walk”
9” x 14”
Oil Pastels on Cardboard
This drawing came out of playing with oil pastels to learn what qualities the oil pastels would have.
#art #oilpastels #rooster #cockadoodledoo #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2010
“Cock of the Walk”
9” x 14”
Oil Pastels on Cardboard
This drawing came out of playing with oil pastels to learn what qualities the oil pastels would have.
#art #oilpastels #rooster #cockadoodledoo #BlueskyArt
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Throwback Thursday: 2010
“Cock of the Walk”
9” x 14”
Oil Pastels on Cardboard
This drawing came out of playing with oil pastels to learn what qualities the oil pastels would have.
#art #oilpastels #rooster #cockadoodledoo #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 2010
“Cock of the Walk”
9” x 14”
Oil Pastels on Cardboard
This drawing came out of playing with oil pastels to learn what qualities the oil pastels would have.
#art #oilpastels #rooster #cockadoodledoo #BlueskyArt
“Art Groupie”
55” x 36”
Acrylic on Canvas
This was one of my projects for the Abstract Concepts class at Oxnard College. It is a Lyrical Abstraction inspired by Grace Jones’ “Art Groupie”
#art #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #gracejones #oxnardcollege #oxnardcollegeart #BlueskyArt
55” x 36”
Acrylic on Canvas
This was one of my projects for the Abstract Concepts class at Oxnard College. It is a Lyrical Abstraction inspired by Grace Jones’ “Art Groupie”
#art #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #gracejones #oxnardcollege #oxnardcollegeart #BlueskyArt
October 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Art Groupie”
55” x 36”
Acrylic on Canvas
This was one of my projects for the Abstract Concepts class at Oxnard College. It is a Lyrical Abstraction inspired by Grace Jones’ “Art Groupie”
#art #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #gracejones #oxnardcollege #oxnardcollegeart #BlueskyArt
55” x 36”
Acrylic on Canvas
This was one of my projects for the Abstract Concepts class at Oxnard College. It is a Lyrical Abstraction inspired by Grace Jones’ “Art Groupie”
#art #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #gracejones #oxnardcollege #oxnardcollegeart #BlueskyArt
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Throwback Thursday: 1980
“Elvis Costello”
10” x 12”
Linoleum Block Print
(Colored With Oil Pastels)
I loved doing this project, I did a number of prints of musicians and had a lot of fun doing them.
#art #linoleumblockprint #ElvisCostello #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1980
“Elvis Costello”
10” x 12”
Linoleum Block Print
(Colored With Oil Pastels)
I loved doing this project, I did a number of prints of musicians and had a lot of fun doing them.
#art #linoleumblockprint #ElvisCostello #BlueskyArt
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Throwback Thursday: 1980
“Elvis Costello”
10” x 12”
Linoleum Block Print
(Colored With Oil Pastels)
I loved doing this project, I did a number of prints of musicians and had a lot of fun doing them.
#art #linoleumblockprint #ElvisCostello #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1980
“Elvis Costello”
10” x 12”
Linoleum Block Print
(Colored With Oil Pastels)
I loved doing this project, I did a number of prints of musicians and had a lot of fun doing them.
#art #linoleumblockprint #ElvisCostello #BlueskyArt
🎨 Throwback Thursday: 2024
"Pollen Party”
18” x 24”
Acrylics on Canvas
Sometimes I go through my old sketchbooks looking for inspiration. I painted this last Spring. It was inspired by a sketch I did around 40 years ago.
#art #acrylicpainting #painting #irises #BlueskyArt
"Pollen Party”
18” x 24”
Acrylics on Canvas
Sometimes I go through my old sketchbooks looking for inspiration. I painted this last Spring. It was inspired by a sketch I did around 40 years ago.
#art #acrylicpainting #painting #irises #BlueskyArt
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🎨 Throwback Thursday: 2024
"Pollen Party”
18” x 24”
Acrylics on Canvas
Sometimes I go through my old sketchbooks looking for inspiration. I painted this last Spring. It was inspired by a sketch I did around 40 years ago.
#art #acrylicpainting #painting #irises #BlueskyArt
"Pollen Party”
18” x 24”
Acrylics on Canvas
Sometimes I go through my old sketchbooks looking for inspiration. I painted this last Spring. It was inspired by a sketch I did around 40 years ago.
#art #acrylicpainting #painting #irises #BlueskyArt
Still Life with Lemons and Red Flowers
24” x 18”
I finished my first project for the Oil Painting class at Ventura College. Ready for more!
#art #oilpainting #stilllife #stilllifepainting #painting #loveart #lemons #venturacollegeart #venturacollege #BlueskyArt
24” x 18”
I finished my first project for the Oil Painting class at Ventura College. Ready for more!
#art #oilpainting #stilllife #stilllifepainting #painting #loveart #lemons #venturacollegeart #venturacollege #BlueskyArt
September 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Still Life with Lemons and Red Flowers
24” x 18”
I finished my first project for the Oil Painting class at Ventura College. Ready for more!
#art #oilpainting #stilllife #stilllifepainting #painting #loveart #lemons #venturacollegeart #venturacollege #BlueskyArt
24” x 18”
I finished my first project for the Oil Painting class at Ventura College. Ready for more!
#art #oilpainting #stilllife #stilllifepainting #painting #loveart #lemons #venturacollegeart #venturacollege #BlueskyArt
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Throwback Thursday: 1987
Billy’s Topless
17” x 17”
Oil on Masonite
It’s hard to tell but I painted this before I took life drawing classes. I figured out the female body is only 3.5 heads high if you include the hair.
#Art #LifePainting #Painting #OilPainting #BillysTopless #NYC #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1987
Billy’s Topless
17” x 17”
Oil on Masonite
It’s hard to tell but I painted this before I took life drawing classes. I figured out the female body is only 3.5 heads high if you include the hair.
#Art #LifePainting #Painting #OilPainting #BillysTopless #NYC #BlueskyArt
September 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Throwback Thursday: 1987
Billy’s Topless
17” x 17”
Oil on Masonite
It’s hard to tell but I painted this before I took life drawing classes. I figured out the female body is only 3.5 heads high if you include the hair.
#Art #LifePainting #Painting #OilPainting #BillysTopless #NYC #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1987
Billy’s Topless
17” x 17”
Oil on Masonite
It’s hard to tell but I painted this before I took life drawing classes. I figured out the female body is only 3.5 heads high if you include the hair.
#Art #LifePainting #Painting #OilPainting #BillysTopless #NYC #BlueskyArt
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NOVEMBER 4
California
Vote like there’s no tomorrow!
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NOVEMBER 4
California
Vote like there’s no tomorrow!
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September 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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NOVEMBER 4
California
Vote like there’s no tomorrow!
🇺🇸
NOVEMBER 4
California
Vote like there’s no tomorrow!
🇺🇸
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Sunday Sketchbook
Disney Toys
Soft Pastel Sketch
9” x 12”
#Art #Sketchbook #Pastelsketch #PastelDrawing #Pastels #DisneyToys #BlueskyArt
Sunday Sketchbook
Disney Toys
Soft Pastel Sketch
9” x 12”
#Art #Sketchbook #Pastelsketch #PastelDrawing #Pastels #DisneyToys #BlueskyArt
September 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Sunday Sketchbook
Disney Toys
Soft Pastel Sketch
9” x 12”
#Art #Sketchbook #Pastelsketch #PastelDrawing #Pastels #DisneyToys #BlueskyArt
Sunday Sketchbook
Disney Toys
Soft Pastel Sketch
9” x 12”
#Art #Sketchbook #Pastelsketch #PastelDrawing #Pastels #DisneyToys #BlueskyArt
Doo doo doo lookin’ out my back door. 🎶
September 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Doo doo doo lookin’ out my back door. 🎶
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Throwback Thursday: 1980
Lady in a Chloé Dress
4” x 6”
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal.
#TBT #Etching #Art #Chloe #ChryslerBuilding #NYC #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1980
Lady in a Chloé Dress
4” x 6”
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal.
#TBT #Etching #Art #Chloe #ChryslerBuilding #NYC #BlueskyArt
September 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Throwback Thursday: 1980
Lady in a Chloé Dress
4” x 6”
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal.
#TBT #Etching #Art #Chloe #ChryslerBuilding #NYC #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: 1980
Lady in a Chloé Dress
4” x 6”
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal.
#TBT #Etching #Art #Chloe #ChryslerBuilding #NYC #BlueskyArt
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Saturday Sketchbook
Sketch of a ”Perros Peleandro" Reproduction
9” x 12”
Pencil and Soft Pastels on Tinted Paper
For years I thought that the dogs were kissing.
#sketchbook #pasteldrawing #art #drawing #PerrosPeleando #learnspanish #BlueskyArt
Saturday Sketchbook
Sketch of a ”Perros Peleandro" Reproduction
9” x 12”
Pencil and Soft Pastels on Tinted Paper
For years I thought that the dogs were kissing.
#sketchbook #pasteldrawing #art #drawing #PerrosPeleando #learnspanish #BlueskyArt
September 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Saturday Sketchbook
Sketch of a ”Perros Peleandro" Reproduction
9” x 12”
Pencil and Soft Pastels on Tinted Paper
For years I thought that the dogs were kissing.
#sketchbook #pasteldrawing #art #drawing #PerrosPeleando #learnspanish #BlueskyArt
Saturday Sketchbook
Sketch of a ”Perros Peleandro" Reproduction
9” x 12”
Pencil and Soft Pastels on Tinted Paper
For years I thought that the dogs were kissing.
#sketchbook #pasteldrawing #art #drawing #PerrosPeleando #learnspanish #BlueskyArt
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Throwback Thursday: Y2K
Ducks at the Waterfall
46” x 34”
Oil on Canvas
I was teaching myself how to paint with impasto technique. Van Gogh’s thick paint application was my inspiration.
#TBT #DuckPainting #OilPainting #Painting #Art #LearningToPaint #ImpastoPainting #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: Y2K
Ducks at the Waterfall
46” x 34”
Oil on Canvas
I was teaching myself how to paint with impasto technique. Van Gogh’s thick paint application was my inspiration.
#TBT #DuckPainting #OilPainting #Painting #Art #LearningToPaint #ImpastoPainting #BlueskyArt
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Throwback Thursday: Y2K
Ducks at the Waterfall
46” x 34”
Oil on Canvas
I was teaching myself how to paint with impasto technique. Van Gogh’s thick paint application was my inspiration.
#TBT #DuckPainting #OilPainting #Painting #Art #LearningToPaint #ImpastoPainting #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday: Y2K
Ducks at the Waterfall
46” x 34”
Oil on Canvas
I was teaching myself how to paint with impasto technique. Van Gogh’s thick paint application was my inspiration.
#TBT #DuckPainting #OilPainting #Painting #Art #LearningToPaint #ImpastoPainting #BlueskyArt
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The economy is getting bad, the poor are getting poorer while the rich players are getting richer. Jobs are disappearing, prices are going up. Brace yourself, it is going to get worse. It's no game.
#art #abstractart #collage #acrylicpainting #Combine #itsnogame #economy #BlueskyArt
The economy is getting bad, the poor are getting poorer while the rich players are getting richer. Jobs are disappearing, prices are going up. Brace yourself, it is going to get worse. It's no game.
#art #abstractart #collage #acrylicpainting #Combine #itsnogame #economy #BlueskyArt
September 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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The economy is getting bad, the poor are getting poorer while the rich players are getting richer. Jobs are disappearing, prices are going up. Brace yourself, it is going to get worse. It's no game.
#art #abstractart #collage #acrylicpainting #Combine #itsnogame #economy #BlueskyArt
The economy is getting bad, the poor are getting poorer while the rich players are getting richer. Jobs are disappearing, prices are going up. Brace yourself, it is going to get worse. It's no game.
#art #abstractart #collage #acrylicpainting #Combine #itsnogame #economy #BlueskyArt
Throwback Thursday : 1982
Life Painting
8.5” x 14”
Thickened Watercolor on Red Illustration Board
#TBT #art #lifepainting #painting #BlueskyArt
Life Painting
8.5” x 14”
Thickened Watercolor on Red Illustration Board
#TBT #art #lifepainting #painting #BlueskyArt
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Throwback Thursday : 1982
Life Painting
8.5” x 14”
Thickened Watercolor on Red Illustration Board
#TBT #art #lifepainting #painting #BlueskyArt
Life Painting
8.5” x 14”
Thickened Watercolor on Red Illustration Board
#TBT #art #lifepainting #painting #BlueskyArt