The Daily Art Logs
Notes from a daily creative practice.
🎨 Is It Really Allowed to Feel This Good?
A reflection on painting, family, permission, and joy Today I painted. Not because I had a deadline. Not because I needed to fix something. ...more
acrylic ,Artist Challenges
May 09, 2025•5 min read
🎨 Acrylics Meet Wax: Testing Powertex Power Wax & Schmincke Wax Gel (vs. Cold Wax for Oils)
I’ve been craving that soft, matte, layered look that cold wax gives in oil painting — the kind of surface that feels mysterious and tactile, like you could sink into it. ...more
acrylic
May 08, 2025•2 min read
Trusting the Layers (and Myself) 🎨✨
Today was one of those messy, colorful, totally satisfying studio sessions—the kind where your fingers are covered in paint, your table's a joyful disaster, and you lose all track of time 🌀. ...more
acrylic ,The Rainbow Method &collage
May 06, 2025•4 min read
🎨 A Garden Palette Experiment: Setting Up a Simple Acrylic Color Study Kit (No Neon Pink!)
Lately, I’ve been feeling the need to strip things down — not to limit myself creatively, but to see what happens when I remove the extras and go back to something foundational. ...more
acrylic
May 05, 2025•3 min read
Plein Air with Acrylics: Finding My Way (and My Warm Side) 🎨🌿
For years I’ve longed to be one of those artists who paints plein air with ease—setting up outside, brushing beauty onto a panel as the breeze carries away all pressure. ...more
acrylic ,The Rainbow Method
May 04, 2025•3 min read
Bright Beginnings: Exploring My Yellows and finding Better Greens 🎨✨
Lately, I’ve been on a mission: to truly understand the yellows on my acrylic palette and to finally solve my ongoing struggle with mixing beautiful, reliable greens. 🌿 ...more
acrylic ,Yellow &mixing green
April 28, 2025•4 min read
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