gone fishing

02Dec09

statistics: 20 paintings, 10 hours, 5 fish, 2 days

the amputee

Ned

large-scale

Stacked

Discontent

Kiss me

Ghouls

WASSUP

Strike Gold

Festival

silver

deckswabber

sushi

etiquette

conform

passion

on thin ice

christmas orgy

the lobotomy

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painting on raw

01Dec09

Painting on raw, unstretched canvas. Followed by jump for joy.

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final days in painting

01Dec09

This class has really been quite an experience. Definitely brought me out of my comfort zones and changed my preconceptions about what makes a gnarly painting. Czech out the studio:

And while you’re at it, czech out the walk back in the evening. The only up-side to having a class finish at 6:00:

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nude studies

01Dec09

limited palette, 1 hour:

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sketchbook barf

12Nov09

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cd cover sans text

11Nov09

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first month in an actual painting class

03Nov09

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colors tell a story

26Oct09

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yiang/sets/72157622662587144/

photoshoot study of composition and color.

I decided to paint ‘the search warrant’ for my unstretched canvas assignment.

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on the darker side

17Sep09

how lovely! how awful!

who needs wings when you've got friends to carry you off?

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new and old

17Sep09

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