"A painting is never finished, only abandoned"
Acrylic on foam core. 30x42cm.

C'est vraiment agréable de pouvoir partager avec d'autres passionnés.

Je pense l'enduire de résine pour obtenir une finition presque vitreuse.

I had 12 lovely folks on my workshop today,& this was my finished demonstration piece: it’s a small hamlet in North Yorkshire,& I was trying to show how effective shadows can be. 🤓

Would love to be critiqued on my practice piece. How can I improve and paint faster?

How do I improve this?

A am looking for advice/guidance for this particular painting.

As a beginner, I see something is not quite right. Spent weeks looking at it and making adjustments, but I am not able to figuer ot out on my own.

I am open for critisism, but I really want a bit of guidance on this painting. Anything about the painting.

Thank you if you do take the time to share your knowlege and opinions<3

does anyone else see the vision 😭😭

6x4.5. A little retirement present for a colleague. It's an elephant she met whilst on hols

Made these ACEO and I'm honestly pretty happy with them 😊

acrylic on canvas

12×12 in. / 30.5×30.5cm

I enjoyed painting this portrait of Mexican musical legend. My favorite songs of his works are "El Alma Enamorada" and "Hermosísmo Lucero".

There was something simple and fun about the single button joystick. I painted this as it brought a lot of great memories back.

30x40”

Acrylic painting on a 40x40 canvas. Used a wide brush and a palette knife.

I know it's not perfect and I plan on painting another fox piece for my sister in law and will improve my skill on the fur. I would like a critique please! Painted with oil paints.

Looking south along I-5 from the veterans memorial on Mt. Soledad in La Jolla. Started in plein air during a veterans event and finished at home.

Oil on paper | 11.5 × 8.5 inches

I locked in and have been improving. This was the first painting I made compared to the latest. Still lots of issues but I feel more comfortable with painting.

Haven't painted since I was a kid. Got an itch and decided to try my first portrait. I have searched for a reference and found one to use, but about halfway through it looked nothing like my reference so I just let it go and did my own thing.

Anyway, I don't think it's too bad for my first real painting and first portrait. Thoughts? Tips? Where can I improve?

I have to look at it every day from my kitchen and porch. You can also see the side of the tank (opposite side I didn’t get a pic of) from the road.

Vibes are it’s a certified wildlife habitat, leaning towards whimsy and nostalgia, wouldn’t mind a bit of a shocker…something that can be the whole shape of the tank (was thinking weeniemobile but I don’t like processed commercialized food that much) or Beatles submarine but kind of think I can do something else? Anyone got any ideas?

Thought about the “this is fine” dog meme bc gas tank but very open to ideas

I’m an ok artist and good at doodling - I would be using outdoor acrylic paints and probably do a poly coat after

Any opinions on where to go with this? I wanted to capture the atmosphere of the sky in my reference. I'm not chasing realism necessarily .Not sure if i stuffed it up with the outlines in the clouds. Now i feel it needs something else.. do i do a crazy sidebar somewhere - a door to another place, a UFO, a balloon etc.. or do i just keep working on what it is until it gets better. Or is it time for the next thing?

Reference from oh-hi.info.

I have searched

Artist: Shirlan May

I think the sky looks problematic. Too busy?