Finished these flowers. Yeah they just needed one more night to push them a little further. There are some areas I really like. I’m not sure where I am going next. I have a couple directions in mind which means I have my next two drawings planned but I’m not sure which I want to do next. One of them is plant based. It should be fun and quick so I’m thinking I will do that but we will see what mood I’m in tonight. The weather has started to actually change. The chances of a random freeze and snow are going down daily. This is Wisconsin so there is always a possibility but right now the evenings are perfect for running. I’ve had two really great runs in a row. I don’t mind running on a treadmill but just heading out into the night is really satisfying. Helps with my mood too. Things have been a little bananas lately so good runs with good...

  Finished up my paintings. They are a present for my wife. She has been asking for some paintings of the girls for a while now. I feel a little weird posting these. I like to avoid pictures of them but I didn’t do very current pictures and I think they are abstract enough it won’t bug me too much.     I started with an idea that I would used the posterized look but instead of paint I would use varing pen and ink textures for the different levels. I chickened out from that idea. I used to paint like this alot but moved away from it because they started to feel stale. People seem to like them but after a while I started loosing interest.     I start by choosing a picture and working on the computer to even out some of the shadows and bring out the highlights. Then I’ll print that out and draw my outlines. I always start with the darkest color...