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Chrono Trigger Painting | Magus and Schala in Zeal Palace

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For the sixth oil painting in my classic RPG series, I painted another scene from Chrono Trigger, this time featuring Magus and Schala in Zeal

Final Fantasy IV Painting | Rydia, Cecil, and a Chocobo

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My latest classic game inspired painting features a couple of characters from Final Fantasy IV, Rydia and Cecil, sitting with a chocobo nearby. I’ve done

Final Fantasy VI Painting | Edgar and Sabin Coin Flip

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My classic SNES painting series continues with this piece, which is another Final Fantasy VI painting, this time featuring the Figaro brothers Edgar and Sabin.

Chrono Trigger Painting | Frog, Marle, and Chrono

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My series of paintings based on classic SNES era games continues, with this piece featuring Frog, Marle, and Chrono from Chrono Trigger. As with the

Art Catalog App and Stat Dashboards

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I have long enjoyed tinkering around the edges of the technology and software world. I haven’t shared much on this site lately other than paintings,

Final Fantasy VI Painting | Video Games Inspiring Art

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Continuing a series of oil paintings inspired by my favorite classic SNES era games, this piece features characters from Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III

Nature Scene Backgrounds in Portraits

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I have long been fond of including nature scene backgrounds in my portrait oil paintings. I think this preoccupation started with my enjoyment of Bob

Secret of Mana Painting | Game Art in My Style

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I recently painted the characters from the classic SNES game Secret of Mana – this was such a fun project, but definitely came with some

Planning for a Larger Oil Painting

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I don’t typically plan much when I paint – I prefer just finding a reference or concept, throwing some textured paper onto my easel, and

Skeleton Pirate Painting

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This oil painting of a skeleton pirate was a commission earlier in the year (or maybe it was even at the end of 2024) that

Three Year Painting Anniversary

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It’s hard to believe it’s already been three years since I started learning to paint! I first picked up a brush back in September 2022,

Painting Bright Light | Woman’s Backlit Silhouette

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I continue to be fascinated with light in oil painting. Shadows, reflection, light sources – it’s all so interesting to experiment with. In this portrait,

Ragamuffin Cat in a Basket Oil Painting

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Although I mostly focus on portraits of people, I also practice animals occasionally. I’ve mostly painted dogs and cats, and the most frequent professional model

Practicing Specific Weaknesses | Portrait Oil Painting

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I tend to practice and repeat specific themes when it comes to portrait painting. This seems to manifest itself most often with concepts or features

Portrait Oil Painting | Step by Step Walkthrough

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This post features a step by step walkthrough of my portrait oil painting approach. Although I’ve shared a few walkthrough videos on YouTube of my

Cotton vs Linen Paper for Oil Painting

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The vast majority of my oil paintings are done on Strathmore 400 series oil paper, which is a treated linen that feels somewhat rigid like

Dark and Near Black Color Blends in Oil Painting

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I had an itch to get some practice with dark oil painting color blends, partially inspired by wanting to improve on a prior portrait painting

Postcard Art Exhibit Oil Painting for the 2024 Texas Show

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One of the painting highlights of 2024 for me was getting to participate in the Postcard Art Exhibit (PAE). It’s a charity event that is

Starting Paintings with Background Wash or Base Layer

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I’m currently experiencing an internal struggle with the start of my process. Most artists I follow start their oil paintings with a background wash or

Figure Poses and Light on Fabric in Oil Portraits

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Sometimes I just paint without any specific reason or goal, but with this piece I actually had a couple specific things I wanted to practice.