Finished this painting today. I've decided I want to concentrate mostly on animal portraits

[LiberalLoner]

66. P.S. I wish so much you were my neighbor so I could share my studio and art supplies with you

And if you had any questions I could answer about how-tos, I’d try to answer.

A lot of times I think art is like learning to play a musical instrument.

You just put in enough time and try to practice some, and you can improve from where you started, and maybe even surprise yourself with your results, sometimes.

The biggest tip I ever learned about art was to slow down. I wanted to make a painting in half an hour but I got better results if I slowed down and used all the tips and tricks from other artists.

I’m watching a lady whose website is called RuffSketchings. She works in pastel pencils and pastels.

Her videos show how she used the grid method (not cheating, the old masters all used these kinds of methods for their paintings) to help ensure the accuracy of the drawing. I am really glad she has those videos out there because I think they will give a big helping hand to new or struggling artists. Really gives people good how-to’s.