the prodigal artist
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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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10 pieces in August
After a couple of intense years, we needed a change of scenery.
Current obsession: TURQUOISE
After 61 years, red has been bumped to my 2nd-favorite color. I leave the psychoanalysis to you, gentle reader
Listening: Beautiful, c...
"La Belle Vie:" a chatty sketchbook tour
Life is beautiful and rich, even in the midst of great loss
In mid-July, I finished another XL sketchbook (8” x 11”) which I titled “La Belle Vie,” and I made this chatty video just a few days later. Working in this stream-of-consciousness...
Why I can't get behind 100-day art challenges
Photo: Chris Wang
Deep breath…
I am anti-100-day art challenges.
There. I said it.
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100-day challenges are not...
Lazy-ass DIY sketchbook: workshop
This is my lazy-ass, low-commitment bookbinding method. For imperfectionists, only. Use it when you need a custom sketchbook fast. My directions read more like a Rachel Ray recipe (eyeball this, approximate that) than instructions. This is...
10 pieces in July
Diego Manchego, fuzzy mango, my beautiful boy is gone.
I lost my Diego Manchego Winnebago Rodriguez on July 15, 2026, age 19, after a mercifully short illness. He was my beautiful boy: he looked you in the eye like a dog does and saw right...
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25-year creative block slayer. I help artists start and keep creating. In my paintings, I explore how decay, abandonment and quiescence intersect with hope.
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