While I do have various social media accounts, I’m not equally active on each of them and less attentive than I used to be to all of them these days. One reason being that they make it increasingly hard to simply see what I want to see. As such I became aware of a sticker design contest only several days before its deadline. Lasting for a month, without a limit on entries as long as they were unique, I would have liked to enter several designs to increase my chances for winning one of the prized top 5 spots, […]
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When Digital & Traditional Meats
While I’ve done quite a bit of digital painting in recent times, my acrylics had been patiently waiting for me to give them the time of the day. Not because I don’t enjoy using them, but there’s more friction to get going and when the end result is primarily shown on a screen anyway, it’s easy to reach for the stylus in front of me over setting up an easel, brushes and a palette. About a week ago however, their moment had come. A friend from overseas told me about his upcoming visit to Vienna and we made plans […]
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A Study of Comfort
Despite having been an artist for a long time, I only got into painting studies quite late. Though by now, they have become not just a learning activity yielding satisfying results, but also a source of comfort for me. While I wouldn’t claim that discerning shapes, forms, colours and values from reference and putting them down onto a canvas with your own hands is easy, it does mean there’s something tangible you can work from. Be it a photo or a still life arrangement, if something feels off in your painting, you can compare, look just a little harder at how […]
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