I am leaving for Seattle in 2 weeks. So, I am trying to clean and finish up as much as possible before I leave. I said goodbye to important people, dusted all my shelves, and am getting paperwork together. I also had an unfinished painting in the art room. I…
I got to work on my current oil painting project. Three hours later, you can see some progress :)
I did some more work on my painting, putting down the base colors. As you can see, there are some strong contrasts in this picture. For the most part, those will remain strong in the finished piece. I like the thin strip of light in the back of the shack.…
Everyone is back from vacation and school has started again. The new class of freshmen is finding their place and the rest of us are getting back into studying routines. With all of this, I am excited for what lies ahead. But I am also excited about what is going…
I got the room painting done yesterday. I am happy with it and decided to call it "Dorm Room Window" (Or: "Edge of the Woods") for now.
I got some progress done on my oil painting. Now, most of the pink coat is covered and has a base coat of color on it. It still looks really wild, but I can see where it's going :) And when I went to check on my garden, I saw…
I have a lot going on these days, and haven't gotten to painting for quite a while. However, a painting won't finish itself, so when I found time today, I got some progress done. I'm not sure what I'll call this picture, but for now, it's "A Chair and a…
I started the actual "painting" part of painting my new canvas by putting on a base coat of magenta pink. You won't see the pink when the picture is done, but it makes the colors that come after it stand out. I also started building a raised bed in the…
I had some white summer squash from last season that had to be used. That combined with a bunch of left-over vegetables were a good basis for an improvised dish: Baked Summer Squash stuffed with Spinach, Garlic, and Mushrooms, in a Tomato-Eggplant-Sauce. Meanwhile, I am working on 2 projects in…
I started my new semester with some really inspiring classes and interesting topics. Opens up the mind. Growing Season. I'd sown out some tomato seeds on my window sill in mid-march. Now, there are about 30 little plants in my room, waiting to be transplanted. Growing Season. I get to…
Today I wrote my last exam for this semester, and apart from some smaller stuff, I am now on vacation until April. Spring Break!! I felt great today, not only because the exam went well, but also because I could kick off the vacation with some art. I finally could…
(I know I'm late on this, but happy New Year 2017!) I had a lot going on, but due to severe technical issues, I was not able to actively post anything. It was frustrating, but if you have a dark sense of humor (which I do) it was also funny:…
This is what my newest painting looks like so far. It's an entrance to a movie theater somewhere in Seattle. I got most of the base coats in and will be working on the shading and "details" from this point on (it intentionally won't be detailed in the end). Speaking…
I have a lot to do these days, so I haven't been posting updates like I wanted to. But better late than never, I guess: I bought a bundle of tightly-woven, raw burlap last week. I am using it for two projects: a costume and an oil painting. I started…
I had another busy week at seminary. Classes, projects and art progress. What I am learning more and more is that there are quite a few connections between art and theology. I am, for example, going to give a presentation in Church history about the 12th century German mystic Hildegard…