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Complete Curriculum for the Self-Taught Artist — Introduction

Background Four months ago I decided I wanted to learn how to draw. But I didn’t want to just learn how to doodle, or make decent pictures that would impress my family. I wanted to attain what I’ve always believed to be the pinnacle of drawing — to successfully convert any…

Drawing

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Complete Curriculum for the Self-Taught Artist — Introduction
Complete Curriculum for the Self-Taught Artist — Introduction
Drawing

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Aug 14

Farewell!

August 13, 2023 — This will be my last blog entry. Don’t worry, it’s not a sad story. Why I started this blog. I wrote the first entry in this blog on October 10, 2020, four months after I found a new love for drawing after a 26 year hiatus. My purpose was to document, in full, the path…

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Aug 14

Evolve, Week 7

Week of July 17, 2023 — Retrospective It was fun to try drawing perfect ellipses freehand. I haven’t done that in a long time. Somehow I got a lot more accurate at it, even though I haven’t really practiced that skill for over a year. Work

Painting

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Evolve, Week 7
Evolve, Week 7
Painting

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Jul 17

Evolve, Week 6

Week of July 10, 2023 — For full context, see the description of my Art Home School Curriculum. Retrospective This week it was back to basic drawing fundamentals. Specifically, I worked on proportional drawing. It feels like starting over at the beginning again, but every time I start over, I learn 1) how to improve the technique…

Art School

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Evolve, Week 6
Evolve, Week 6
Art School

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Jul 10

Evolve, Week 5

Week of July 3, 2023 — For full context, see the description of my Art Home School Curriculum. Retrospective I’m finished with block 1 (of 4) of the Evolve program. In some ways I’ve learned a lot and gotten better at painting, but I really haven’t progressed as far as I thought I would. The feed back…

Art School

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Evolve, Week 5
Evolve, Week 5
Art School

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Jul 3

Evolve, Week 4

Week of June 26, 2023 — For full context, see the description of my Art Home School Curriculum. Retrospective -/- Log

Art School

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Evolve, Week 4
Evolve, Week 4
Art School

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Jun 26

Evolve, Week 3

Week of June 19, 2023 — For full context, see the description of my Art Home School Curriculum. Retrospective I’m still really enjoying the teaching style of the Evolve program. Painting is taught in such a simple yet logical way that I haven’t seen anywhere else. …

Oil Painting

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Evolve, Week 3
Evolve, Week 3
Oil Painting

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Jun 19

Evolve, Week 2

Week of June 12, 2023 — For full context, see the description of my Art Home School Curriculum. Retrospective I found new motivation this week with traditional oil painting and the Evolve Artist program. I would have done more work, but you have to do a painting in one sitting before it dries so it can be…

Oil Painting

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Evolve, Week 2
Evolve, Week 2
Oil Painting

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Jun 12

Brainstorm School Summer ’23 Week 4 and Evolve Week 1

Week of June 5, 2023 — Retrospective I haven’t posted in a while, and it’s not from lack of time. It’s because I haven’t been doing any art. I got divorced at the end of March and for the last couple months I had to spend a lot of time selling my house and moving to a…

Oil Painting

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Brainstorm School Summer ’23 Week 4 and Evolve Week 1
Brainstorm School Summer ’23 Week 4 and Evolve Week 1
Oil Painting

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May 15

Gouache Landscapes

Week of May 8, 2023 — For full context, see the description of my Art Home School Curriculum. Retrospective I did a few traditional gouache paintings this week. I had the urge to oil paint, but all my materials are in a different state right now because I’m in the middle of moving. …

Art School

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Gouache Landscapes
Gouache Landscapes
Art School

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