I drew this from a photo reference of my baby. ☺️

Can't have too many witches this time of year. @Bryce Liston delivered 3 ref packs, insane.

I haven’t posted in a while — I’ve been busy with school. Can you imagine? We have to produce six paintings/collages in about three hours! Anyway, I wanted to ask: are any of you currently in fine art school, or were you in the past? Because my university feels really weird… or maybe all fine art schools are like this? In my first year, almost everything we did was abstract. We only had one life drawing session per week, and we had only two painting sessions the entire year. I thought in the second year we’d finally learn more technical skills, but we still haven’t used oil paint at all. And we don’t even have life drawing sessions anymore. As much as I enjoy experimenting with paint and collage, I really wish they would teach us more about drawing and painting techniques. One of my teachers said, “Anyone can draw a pretty picture.” I don’t agree with that at all — you need to build skills and knowledge to improve. Honestly, if it wasn’t for people like Chris who share their knowledge online, I would never have learned how to draw or paint just by going to university. And that’s mind-blowing to me. What do you think? Is this normal?

Beauty is at the core of all humanity. Beauty and truth is what realists strive for and is a part of our daily practice and lives. Beauty is under attack in our modern world. Join me in the fight against the intentional uglification of art & culture and bring back the standard of beauty in art and in our world. The goals of this group project are: - To beautify our communities with works of art - To elevate our minds and spirits with beautiful thoughts, actions and words - To shine a light on and counter all the ugliness in your world that brings down the human spirit At the end of this month, the best works will be selected for an online group exhibition and featured on my website and YouTube channel. 🖼️🎥 📌 All info, posts, comments, resources, and questions go in this thread. 👇 👉Subjects: 1. Beautiful, thoughtful and tasteful artwork of all subject matter 2. Thoughtful posts and articles on beauty, taste and aesthetics 3. Redesign something ugly, such as buildings in your town, movie posters, album covers Mediums: Drawing, painting, or sculpture 🔹 How to Join To participate, you must: 1. Make at least one post AND... 2. Leave at least one helpful comment 🔹 What to Post ✅ #1. Image Post = Your original artwork + a thoughtful comment Types of artwork that are welcome: - Sketchbook drawing or quick sketch - Finished, ambitious drawings or paintings - Color sketches or thumbnails - Master copies (sketch or finished) - WIPs (works in progress) - Composition studies Thoughtful comments that ask a question, share a learning, invite feedback or spark conversation are encouraged. ✅ #2. Value Post = Share something useful or insightful Examples: - Link to reference photos or books - Review or recommend photo books, collections, or art tools - Tips, tutorials, or process breakdowns - Share your personal breakthroughs, struggles, or lessons - Highlight a master artist or works in the lineage that inspire you - Share art supplies or studio hacks that help your process

Finished painting, casein underpainting, & pencil drawing. I did this one at 1:1 scale with Sanjulian's original, bigger than I usually paint!