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Long time lurker. Decided to share some of my old pieces for Throwback Thursday

I’ve just finished this and thought I’d add a can of Belgian’s finest artisan beer to enhance it. Any ideas of what I could do to the left hand side. Not a banana, I think it’s a bit too yellow as it is. Thanks.

Really enjoying doing this one! Doing it on the light board with white gesso has really sped up my process, so this one is going a lot more quickly than others I've done.

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48 colors, 40x50, ~24 hours.

Havent really had the energy to keep hammering away at this as much as i wouldve liked but i made it to another WIP Wednesday.

So far its absolutely been suffering at the hands of "life" lol

I will not abandon it though. Its one of the few things i have the ability to control when im left without control elsewhere.

Still slightly concerned over not having enough of the orange in 17, its the lighter of the 2 oranges giving me trouble but i feel like i learned a slight trick that might help someone else whos impatient like myself. With translucent colors like these, they 100% need more time to dry and set in compared to others. So ive slowed down my layers and given them more time and hopefully it'll have enough for coverage on the rest of it.

Have a good Wednesday and Happy Painting folks.

12" x 16" color coded canvas from Wander Painting. 24 colors, all paints were super with full coverage for most colors including greens.

I am really pleased with how this turned out even though I think I messed up a couple of the butterflies. But it was my first PBN so I don’t mind.

I think it looks similar to the website photo. It’s from DIY art club.

I have already started the next one!

I thought I was being smart, putting painters, tape around the edge, and now I can’t get it off and all the places, and where I was able to get it off it’s all sticky. Maybe just a reminder not to do this. Not sure how I can fix it. Any suggestions?

I just wanted to post a picture of where I am before I put it away for a bit. I always finish one before going to a new one but a new one for me to paint for our LR arrives today.

Some of you mentioned you wanted to see my work on the kitty. It was misnumbered so I had to redo and put white over the grey and add details in white.

The second photo is what it first looked like.

Elle Cree PBN, Portland, OR

I will DEF have to go back over this one and do many touch ups once it’s finished. LOL This is only my 3rd project ever. (Still learning 😬) I’m also working really slowly on this, like maybe a few hours a day, if that because I’m moving soon and trying to save money! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🙈 These are soooo much fun tho!! 3 things I’ve learned from this sub that I haven’t tried, but will try on my next canvas. Gesso, whiteout and paint “flow aid”? I think.. 🤔 haha Anyways I hope everyone has a happy week! I’m done rambling. 💕🤪

Sometimes people complain that their PBN is turning out darker or more muted than the photo suggested it would be, but I am having the opposite experience with this one. It is so much more colorful than I thought it would be. It is much easier than my last one, and I am really enjoying working on it. I never really know what the day's result is going to look like.

I feel like the 16×20" size is much more enjoyable to paint than the 12×16"!

I previously bought a few 12×16" kits; while they were small—meaning I could finish them quickly—they just weren't as comfortable to work on as the larger sizes.