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Talks under way to move the ashes of famed New Yorker writer Dorothy Parker 4 elleng Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 1973

Abandoned boat yard, started plein air. Watercolor. Not sure what else to do with it. 2 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 10 1365

I'm pretty proud of this painting. 14 bif Jul 2020 Jul 2020 11 2431

Camden amphitheater. The most green I've ever painted. Started as plein air until someone needed 6 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 9 1774

A Maine style garden. 6 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 5 1537

Jules Feiffer 3 elleng Jul 2020 Jul 2020 2 1525

Started while sitting in the car as hubby and elder son bought records. 6 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 18 1638

A painting of one of our tiger lilies 10 bif Jun 2020 Jul 2020 8 2028

So, online classes. Skillshare? Great Courses? 3 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 1452

Finished this 12x16 pastel today. My own work, not a paint along. [View all] 68 LiberalLoner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 80 12632

A painting for my brother, who was an art major. My water grayed out 11 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 34 2926

M.C. Escher was born on this date- 6 Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1537

Beets 8 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1564

After President Obama's speech to the entire 2020 High School 29 lunatica May 2020 Jun 2020 98 13509

OK, I've spent the last couple of days redoing this puppy three different times.. 14 MrScorpio Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 4211

I just started a digital painting course, and here is my first project. 23 Skinner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 22 4311

Here's a new piece. 1 MrScorpio Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 1277

Something that I just finished today. 5 MrScorpio Jun 2020 Jun 2020 6 1575

A very simple painting of a fern leaf 7 bif Jun 2020 Jun 2020 8 1468

Putting last touches on the Charity auction piece. Should I ink more of it like I did the lettering, 11 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1837

Is she done yet? Does her face need fiddling? 17 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 21 4573

Another from Belfast, ME. 12 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 19 3039

FIL asked me to paint his late cat. 39 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 75 9405

The expression on this model's face was intriguing to me 12 lunatica Jun 2020 Jun 2020 11 2019

Updated with pic. I've got a peace march on Tuesday evening. 5 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 3 1346

I just made my first sale! Not to the restaurant but to a former 3 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 16 1518

Signs of the times down at the dock. 5 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 9 1323

I'm finally starting to feel brave enough to do our local plein air festival, and they 0 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1042

Today's paint along with Jacob Aguair 4 LiberalLoner Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1567

How to price? 8 GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 2278

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First plein air sunburn in Bar Harbor. Perspective still tricky, but my giant lobster claws rock. 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 Jun 2020 12 1583

Just finished this still life. 5 bif May 2020 May 2020 6 1422

I drew this from a photo 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 27 2260

A new self portrait 13 femmedem May 2020 May 2020 22 2008

Did a painting with my own reference photo 15 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 8 3361

I finished this guy in record time for me! 4 days. 25 MLAA May 2020 May 2020 14 6030

Did another paint along, this time on Patreon with Jacob Aguair who is an amazing teacher 12 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 5 3078

Need black lab help. This is the practice piece and I used 22 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 3280

Major 500th Anniv. Show Of Renaissance Artist Raphael Returns To Rome, June 2 - Aug. 30 1 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 2 1587

A still life I just did with a limited palette. 14 bif May 2020 May 2020 20 2919

I have destroyed 4 paintings this week. Not torn up, just worked to death because of little 19 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 3700

Old bank at Searsport 4 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1287

Did a paint along from a YouTube video 15 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 15 4304

I got a camera lucida app to help me with my next painting. It's the one I am doing of 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 1825

A painting of our Redbuds in bloom 10 bif May 2020 May 2020 9 2452

More sketches 9 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 13 1759

Make that 5. I need my patience back. 1 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 1122

A gift for my school library in honor of our late reading teacher and library volunteer. 13 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 35 3762

I get wanting hues in different tubes, say clear Quin Gold vs grainy Yellow Ochre. Well I got 12 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 3 2506

A portrait of my favorite model wearing a floppy hat 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 43 8899

I bit off more than I can chew. Depicting fabric is new for me, and I picked a doozy to put in this 20 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 3815

Some sketches done from life instead of photos. 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 8 1744

A Painter Brings Art Outdoors To Lift Spirits, Creativity Amid Crisis In Mass. 6 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 6 1904

Not quite finished with this yet 22 LiberalLoner May 2020 May 2020 14 4250

Acadia National Park. Not sure where. First 2 page spread. 4 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 9 1617

A favorite model of mine 16 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 19 8047

People are starting to ask to buy my work, which they can't because all the 1 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 1 1200

welp, when i got invited to put some old work in an anniversary show, 8 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 1 1891

I usually work on several paintings at a time. Is that weird? 12 bif May 2020 May 2020 0 1794

Mother's day art haul. No idea how to use gouache or a canvas, but I'm game. I've used 12 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 23 4065

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so, if you google me, you will get hits. 14 mopinko May 2020 May 2020 13 4413

Salvador Dali was born on this date- 3 Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2020 May 2020 4 1281

I think I lost this battle. Naples yellow is better as a highlight at the end than a base in the 10 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 2541

Dog Help? I don't usually do realistic paintings, but a friend lost her 18 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 2188

Yesterday's eyes were on cheap cold pressed pulp. Today I tried hot pressed cotton rag from Arches. 11 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 6 1813

Sweet dog or amused owl? You decide. LOL 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 5 1337

"The Sentinel" 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 4 1637

A still life with a bit of humor 5 bif May 2020 May 2020 5 1560

Painted one little notebook in another little notebook. Lost my light and tried to build some back 3 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 7 1274

My first time sketching on site. I was running out of time, daylight, and feeling in my legs so had 17 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 25 2707

Casa Azul virtual tour - Frida's house 13 Kitchari May 2020 May 2020 7 2057

I see Etsy is advertising on MSNBC. glad to see this. I sell stuff there and right now it is 3 msongs May 2020 May 2020 7 1417

Have worked out my colors for my next French piece. Don't think I want to cram this into my little 5 GreenPartyVoter May 2020 May 2020 2 1339

Pen and ink sketch of Old Wolpi Pueblo ruins in Arizona 15 lunatica May 2020 May 2020 20 5045

My painting of my mom's plaster of Paris dragon. Is it done yet? 8 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 May 2020 7 1591

I just might be improving a little 🙂 14 MLAA Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 3358

With not much else to do I'm thinking of going back into the studio. 6 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1488

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 brush Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 911

Anyone ever get their paintings done up as tee shirts? 7 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 11 1618

Paris Metro 14 GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 2049

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