Picking a palette from one evening sky
Pulling five colours from a sunset photo and testing them on a small thumbnail.
7 minProcess videos
A painting from start to finish most Sundays, sped up, with the brushes named as I use them.
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WatchPainting from a photo of a real motel
What I keep from the photo, what I leave out and why I move the sun.
13 min
WatchHow I set up my brushes in Procreate
The folders I keep, the six brushes I use most and how I make a new one from a photo.
10 min
WatchPainting on the hood: a sketch outside
Leaning on the truck at the edge of town with the tablet, drawing what is in front of me.
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Saguaro against sunset stripes
Turning a reference photo into four bands of colour and a black silhouette.
8 min 
WatchBlocking in a desert road with three brushes
The road, the ridge and the sky laid in with only three brushes before any detail.
11 min
WatchA roadrunner in flat shapes
A quick character study: big simple shapes first, then one texture on top.
9 min
WatchPainting a motel pool at dusk, start to finish
Ninety minutes in Procreate, sped up: the block-in, the warm light on the water and the pink sky last.
14 min
Newsletter
One Free Brush
A short letter on the first Sunday of the month with one free brush, the painting I made with it and what is coming to the shop.