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Back at the brushes again, I start the Easter 2026 season with a fictional portrait of Beatrix Potter and her famous character, Peter Rabbit. My version makes no claim to authenticity; it is a painting to celebrate the joy of Spring and Easter.
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Koh Samui Memories
Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath.
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A question of backgrounding is my actual theme. And this portrait comes to my mind when I think about how important a background is. I reworked it today, and I like how it turned out and hope you do too.
my contribution for Virtual Studio
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a muse on her own
Frida Kahlo once said, “I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best.”
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I started this painting with a blue underpainting, to be honest, I thought it was enough. But after a few days of looking at the blue version, I decided to use more warm skin tones. And so this version comes to life.
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Nana Mori
I discovered this young very talented Japanese actress in the series "Cooking for the Makanai" and the whole series inspires me again and again.
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自信
Jishin
Zuversicht - Confidence
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物思いに沈んだ
Monoomoi ni shizunda
Nachdenklich - Deep in Thoughts
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My contribution to @aligator_watercolor_community challenge #78: VEILED
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My first presentable try on Yasutomo mineral paper and it's an awesome surface for experiments and training for more spontaneity and looseness.
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The Photographer
My submission for #69 MY HAPPY PLACE Challenge at @aligator_watercolor_community
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Thinking of Virginia Woolf
My submission for #60 STRUCTURES Challenge at @aligator_watercolor_community
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My submission for #36 ROCKSTAR Challenge at @aligator_watercolor_community
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Painting a self-portrait is really even harder than painting another person because one must show how one oneself see in the portrait.
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My submission for #54 PAINTING ALI Challenge at @aligator_watercolor_community.
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This time I've painted my beloved Frida in a very loose style and using some sea salt for creating nice background effects.
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