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you just introduced me to drive ryan gosling and woW.

i actually cant find the photo of him clutching his bloody stomach on the hood of his car jacket riding up does anyone have it.

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i always have it on hand

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yayyyyyy

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A Likeness

by W.S. Merwin

Almost to your birthday and as I am getting dressed alone in the house a button comes off and once I find a needle with an eye big enough for me to thread it and at last have sewed the button on I open an old picture of you who always did such things by magic one photograph found after you died of you at twenty beautiful in a way I would never see for that was nine years before I was born but the picture has faded suddenly spots have marred maybe it is past repair I have only what I remember

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drummer Alvin Taylor having his hair permed & set (1974)

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František Kupka Planes by Colors, Large Nude 1909-10 Oil on canvas 59 1/8 x 71 1/8 inches (150.2 x 180.7 cm) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Gift, Mrs. Andrew P. Fuller, 1968

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wanted to draw this:

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Art Nouveau Door Szedő-ház, Hungary 1904–1905

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Dolores O’riordan of The Cranberries on-stage looks from the 90′s

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Assorted veg. Sow Salzer's seeds. 1931.

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evening walk and nighttime chamomile tea

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Assorted veg. Sow Salzer's seeds. 1931.

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ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build portfolio/gain practical experience and B: give back to a beloved public institution. The director was very enthusiastic about it and i've been working on it since the beginning of March. Come with me as I endeavor to paint what is in all honesty an excessive amount of birds

I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study

after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines

et voila

and that was a whole week on it's own so next comes the paintin' >:)

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and now, the birds

Birds 1 and 2/14: Red Winged Blackbird, Male and female, Agelaius phoeniceus

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Bird 3/14, American Robin, Turdus migratorius

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hoo boy, ok *out of breath*

GIVE IT UP FOR BIRD NUMBUH 5, THE CANADIAN GOOSE, Branta canadensis!!!!

this guy took me about 4 days to completely finish, all of those freakingk coverts were a bear to render

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speaking of obnoxious coverts:

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

the friggin stripes almost got me chat, i may not make it

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Madam....

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birds 6 and 7: American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male and female

pleasantly simple to paint! next is the flickerrrrr

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*melts into goo*

BIRD NUMBER 8, (yellow shafted) NORTHERN FLICKERRRRR, Colaptes auratus

genuinely made me start questioning my sanity around day 3, it's half the size the of the goose, WHY did it take me 4 days to finish??

nothing but pain and suffering, i'm sure hope the next bird will be much easier and with FAR less barring :)

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in other news, I am losing my mind hairline

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SHE'S DONE!!

Bird number 9: Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

my chains are broken i am FREE. although i did have a great deal of fun with this, the barring on the wings itself took me like four days and i am READY to move on

this was a week and a half of continuous work so please excuse me for getting a little emotional in the bg 🙏

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*does a little jig*

BIRD NUMBER 10!!! The Male Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos

the male and female ones are gonna be posted separately bc they're taking a lot longer lol but yea! super happy i was able to capture the iridescent green of the head, i found metallic green and blue paint at a craft store that really made his head POP. it looks better in person i promise

ALSO!! As this is the 10th one, BIG announcement. The end is in sight!!!!! I plan to finish within the next 3 weeks and there will be a small dedication ceremony/ unveiling happening at the library to commemorate its completion on the 16th of May. If you live in the Western New York region and want to check it out for yourself shoot me a dm!

Also thank you everyone for your kind words and support throughout this whole process, it's been a genuine treat thinking there are potentially thousands of you out there cheering me on while I paint this 🥹