Category Archives: My art

I swear, I used to be able to do art… part 2…

Posted on April 15, 2024 by pouringmyartout

Well, the gorilla and rose watercolors are coming along. As are the watercolors of me and and the one of my mother, napping in the sun. The one of my wife and I is still problematic. And I have made … Continue reading →

Posted in My art | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

I swear, I used to be able to do art… part 1…

Posted on April 9, 2024 by pouringmyartout

I have been using that digital image projector to do the sketching part of these paintings. Turns out that drawing the image isn’t the only hard part. Painting is hard too. Above, you see two of the pictures I am … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs and other animals, My art | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

So, I got a digital art projector for Christmas… part 2… (or); Painting is hard…

Posted on February 23, 2024 by pouringmyartout

I swear, I used to be good at art. But my first attempt at painting a real person- my daughter, Mollie, is not going so well. Oh yeah… lokks just like her… I know I just started, but… Well, that … Continue reading →

Posted in My art | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Well, my weird carved and painted vine-covered post thingy is done, except for the varnishing part…

Posted on August 4, 2022 by pouringmyartout

And I even used, aside from ancient model paints I found in my art supplies, some old watercolor paints as well…

Posted in My art | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More progress on that weird vine-covered post wood carving project…

Posted on July 23, 2022 by pouringmyartout

It is coming together. I admit it was a hot mess for a while, but I have done some more painting on one side. And then I did some outlining. And when I do this to all four sides, and … Continue reading →

Posted in My art | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

And speaking about rock carving and painting, and crack squirrels… and love…

Posted on July 22, 2022 by pouringmyartout

I asked my wife if we could order pizza, and then asked her to tell the pizza people to put extra little tables… those things that keep the box lid off your cheese… in the box. And she didn’t even … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

You can be all-art-side-of-the brain and have crack squirrels living in your head, or you can have a life… but you can’t have it both ways…

Posted on July 21, 2022 by pouringmyartout

Because you see a stupid rock… And you remember that rotary engraving/carving tool you got for Christmas… And you think, yeah, I know, I have a million other art projects I am working on… But it would be fun to … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My newest wood-carving project is coming along…

Posted on July 11, 2022 by pouringmyartout

Ha! You can barely see it because it is so natural looking! I still have a ways to go. But the colors do help. I still think it is a pretty good way to recycle an old post. I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in My art | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Because what I really needed was another type of art project to get sucked into…

Posted on July 3, 2022 by pouringmyartout

It started off harmlessly enough. For Christmas, I asked for this cool little engraver pen I kept seeing ads for, and some paint pens. I was going to use them on my wood carving stuff that I already do. And … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

If you look at these three side-by-side pictures of different angles of my latest wood-carving experiment, you could be forgiven if you find yourself wondering; “and you call yourself an artist?”

Posted on June 17, 2022 by pouringmyartout

I do, and the reason that I do is that I know, somehow, that I am going to turn that hot mess into a fantastic vine-covered work of art. And, no, I don’t know how I will do that. The … Continue reading →

Posted in My art | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments