it's no longer the beginning (week VI)

It's done. I don't have to worry about it anymore. It feels good to be free. I can run through the prairies without worry. I can watch TED Talks and not get traumatic flashbacks. I'm coming for you, James Veitch and Jon Ronson. I can burn my paints. Finally. Anyways, let's talk about the Talk. I think...Read more

it's not really the beginning: help

if you're reading this, it's 8:46 PM on a Wednesday night (3/29/17) and I'm suffering because of the TED Talk if you're still reading this, it's 2:07 PM on a Monday afternoon (4/3/17), and my talk is tomorrow. please help me. if you're reading this again, i'm done the talk. it's been two days since it happened (4/4/17). today is 4/6/17. exciting stu...Read more

it's not really the beginning (video, week V)

I'm bad at making videos. I get uncomfortable. It's cool, though. Don't worry. Anyways, the quality of this video went drastically downhill, and the recording isn't ideal in general. I'm sorry if my voice is kind of quiet. I mumble on occasion. Yep, there it is. Thanks. I'd like to thank Aunt Reen and Sandro Botticelli, my biggest inspirations. In case that doesn't work, here's the link: ...Read more

even later into the beginning: a few issues

I asked Gary Boyler to be my interview, and he hasn't replied. On his blog, he says this: It's been roughly two or three days. He hasn't gotten back to me.  Don't worry, though, because I have another interview. I won't have to contact Monet or Botticelli through an Ouija board. Well, assuming...Read more

slightly later into the beginning: the survey

As you may or may not have known, I made a survey asking people what I should paint. This was so I could just get ideas and hopefully satisfy those who wanted to see me try something specific. The idea was simple. Give the Google Form link to people. Advertise it a bit. Get ideas. Suffer a little less. That...Read more

slightly later in the beginning (week II)

Hi again. Update: They were all about marketing your art. - Anyways, let's talk about textures, or a few of the main ones I can actually try to accomplish. We'll start this off easy and talk about impasto. It vaguely sounds like the punchline to the "what do you call fake pasta," joke. We could...Read more

in the beginning: the great gary

Everything is going well. Alright, maybe not. That's fine. Upon researching 'oil painting texture techniques,' I was met with posts that simply described what texture was and how to see it, rather than how to do it. Finally, I met a blog run by this guy: I finally found it. My holy grail....Read more