State of the Bird, Back-To-School Edition

Lots of things in the works! First, and foremost… the kids are back in school, including my youngest, who is in kindergarten! They are enjoying their school very much, and things look good so far. (Only 3 days in, but hey.) This gives me three hours every...

How to break the blank-page freeze

You know the feeling. You’re ready to start a brand-new painting. You pull the plastic wrapping off the canvas (or prepare whatever ground it is you’re working on)… and there you have it. A blank, white stretch of nothing, ready for you to put your...

Patreon updates!

I just posted this bad boy to Patreon as a print-quality PDF for download, so my subscribers can print and enjoy at their leisure! Once I have a good number of these, I’ll compile them into a collection and make them available for purchase as a book. But until...

Shipping Art for the First Time!

This guy has a new home! *happy art dance* This is my first time shipping art via UPS, and I hope I took the right precautions… Turns out there are a lot of tutorials online about how to package your art for shipping, and I looked through several before...