It's finished just in time for my March exhibit! The goal of this painting is to capture the feeling of having to continue with everyday mundane activities in a time when you feel permanently altered by an event such as the death of a family or friend. For me, the lines represent anxiety, shock, and fuzziness within that moment. This 4 x 5 foot (currently untitled) painting is a self-portrait of me doing laundry following the recent passing of my Grandma, whom I loved on a le

Work in progress! I'm having so much fun doing this piece. It's the biggest canvas I've ever worked on (4 x 5 feet)... actually, we could barely fit it in the car to bring it home! I'm loving the lines more are more as I do them. I like it because it forces me to take my time (20 hours in and it's definitely working). Every line is so important. The way the colours blend as you walk further away is intriguing. When I finished the figure's left hand (well, my left hand I guess

Today I finished this preliminary sketch of a self-portrait I will be painting calling Laundry Day. It will be completed on a fairly large canvas, and so I want to be well prepared before beginning the final piece. I am happy with the composition, as well as the colours for the most part. Though the colours will mostly like be toned down quite a bit to reduce the somewhat cartoon-y effect. The background, on the otherhand, always gives me the most trouble. More often than not