I’ve spent the last couple days painting and it has been so nice. My application for “A Canvas of Silks” through Lex Arts was approved and I picked up my jockey statue last week. At this point I’m maybe a third of the way into the project which is pretty great since I have plenty of time but also a ton of other projects that need attention so I’ll have to paint in shorter sessions moving forward. I’ve been having an internal debate on if I want to do a process post once every
This month we have multiple opportunities to enter and win up to $300 of tattoo time. First up I’ll be performing at Kenwick Porch Fest with Ghost Affirmation, Saturday the 22nd at 4:00 and the next day I’ll be at the Lexington Renaissance Faire in Masterson Station promoting the Tahl Sound booth AND at the front gate for the closing of the Tahl Sound season with Bayou to the Bluegrass on Southland drive. Lastly you can find me August 29th as part of the Tour de Paint, a cycl
“Labor of Love” digital - procreate This new design is a continuation of my bird houses concept of merging birds with dwelling places. Originally this was part of a concept sketch for a mural meant for a new development here in Lexington. The developer decided to go in a different direction but I still really liked the ideas so I used a section to further develop the image for a print format. The greater theme of this piece is cultivation. Cardinals cultivate long term homes
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