👋 Hi & welcome to my art blog! I figured it's about time I add a little about me/q&a section.
q: who are you?
Marlowe, mid-twenties, they/them. Primarily I like painting landscapes and still-lifes (particularly of food), but the occasional fanart does sneak in here now and then -> as of 2026 going to post fanart at @marlowe-fanart instead!
q: what do you use for art?
For digital, I use Procreate and a mix of default & downloaded brushes; this ask contains some info about the brushes. For traditional art, I go through phases of working with different mediums - I like acrylics, oils, gouache, watercolours, oil pastels, and colour pencils. Feel free to ask for more details on materials, but I'm by no means an expert! I just like to try stuff out :^)
q: can I repost your art?
I'd prefer it if you didn't
q: can I use your art as my profile pic/etc?
Sure, as long as you give me credit.
q: do you sell prints/do commissions/accept requests?
No for all three, sorry! That being said, if you want to print out my art for personal use only (ie don't make a profit from it) and with credit, go ahead.
q: can I get a tattoo of your work?
You wouldn't be the first! It's most likely fine, but please message me with a link to the specific piece just in case.
q: I have a question that wasn't answered here :(
Ask box is always open! I'm kinda slow with replies but I'll do my best. Also if you're messaging off-anon, let me know if you want me to answer you privately, else I'll assume public is fine.
so hypothetically what if you went out to paint and realized you forgot your paint box so all you had to work with were your "in case of flowers" random colours (a hot pink, light turquoise, and a purple). purely hypothetical scenario.
tbh giving art advice is hard without putting some effort into learning how to teach art & how to pay attention to your own process enough to explain it. like, I've read articles/posts/etc on art that walk the reader through the making of a particular piece with analysis of each step, and it's very different from how I personally experience the painting process. my personal experience is more like "i walked around until i found a composition i liked and then i moved some paint around for a couple of hours until it looked right or i got tired. stray bits of art advice and other people's art passed in and out of my mind. i cursed the sun/clouds/wind/other weather phenomena. i contemplated Lunch and Snacks. i pondered my personal problems and did not find any solutions." which is not useful in teaching anyone how to paint sdfhgkjh
Do you have any advice for someone who wants to start painting like you? You have the exact style I want to use to capture nature scenes and such so anything is appreciated!!
hmmm tbh I don't know if I have any advice on how to paint like me! stylistically, my approach is a mishmash of things I picked up from other artists¹ and habits I've developed as I've continued painting.
"just practice" is an oft-repeated bit of advice, sometimes expanded upon with "but practice mindfully i.e. afterwards, analyze your work and identify strengths & things you want to work on, and target your practice towards those things". and I really do think that's the best advice I can offer - just start painting, and try stuff out, and keep painting. you'll gradually find yourself gravitating to specific approaches e.g. a particular way of painting windows or tree branches or whatever, but I'm not gonna say "this is how branches must be painted", you know?
¹ my instagram algorithm is tuned to show me a bunch of plein air artists, which gives me ideas for a bunch of stuff to try (and also gives me "why am i not out there painting rn" fomo lol)
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