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11.22.2014

Working on a couple small portraits. Very close to finishing an 18 by 24 inch painting, she has been blogged, currently untitled, yellow background, female subject.
Going to the post office this Monday, get an order in by Monday morning and I'll mail it out for you same day!















































































Homage to the Bunny

I made this based on a digital painting I made a long time ago, which was based off of the word homage, which was for illustration Friday, a website and community that provided a theme every week for all to interpret and share. It's not listed in my shop yet, but it will soon be varnished and probably displayed at the local art walk, where I have a monthly booth, First Fridays. Do you like this bunny as much as I do? I love him, and I think his magic trick is only fair!
16 by 20 inches on hardboard, oil painting available

Studio Shot

a straight up no filter or alteration picture of my easel area. This painting just needs a few things left on it to finish, something to cover her nudity, make it family friendly this time, and small details. Some glistens on the background somehow. Then my initials then a final varnish. Quite happy with it though. Oh yeah some glowing-ness to the hummingbird, too.

studio today, work in progress painting on the easel


I remembered to check out my painting through a mirror, and I think it looks better this way! Haha, ok not truly, but I do like it. I'm just gonna let it dry, I glazed an area, didn't even have to, but other than that and it not being signed yet, it's finished.



I hope to finish it this month, as sooon as possible! 


Sever Year Absence

Today it's raining in the desert. This is the most water I have ever seen in this place. 



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I finally recovered this account.
[Edit: (herbrokeneyeball.blogspot.com)]
It uses another email and I couldn't remember anything about it. I thought it was lost. I did loose my original url (brokeneyeball.blogspot.com). someone has it and doesn't even use it. So now -Your Her Broken Eyeball-

My journey brought me here a long time ago, from websites like deviant art, and digital painting ones, and xanga. Times of/before 2007. At some point I switched from here to something else.. & Here we are. 2014. I've been painting for seven years. Mostly oil painting. Been discovering who I am. 

What a great thing to be able to use this blog again. What a charm this has, compared to my other online places.. Such a vibe of anonymity almost. oh, what love.


 [the post below this reads: 2007, first time posting here again after a seven year leave]

 [Edit: posts 2007 and before have now been imported to here which had posts 2008 and after]

First week of June

18 by 24 inches, oil paint on mounted hardboard, wip
This is a painting in progress & currently on the easel. It still needs a bit more work, but I thought I'd share what I'm currently working on. I'll write about it's meaning when it's finished. Oil on 18 x 24 x 1 inch hardboard panel. 

Painting from Life

6 by 8 inches, oil paint on canvas board, private collection
I have a little easel box that I bought for sixty dollars, I don't remember when, every so often I use it to paint something from life.
The month I painted this, I stayed home because I was probably contagious to go paint in public (at the Lost Leaf for Anti-Art School). Wasn't too sick to just paint though. So I painted the view of my easel  after I had just painted this doll head, and had other works on the easel too. Was satisfied with my results. Edit: too much writing.

It Just Slipped Out

digital mixed media print collaboration with Aldo Jeffrey


 This is something from 2011. At the time I was experimenting frequently for a few weeks with mixed media. It's a fun outlet for me after being focused on oil paintings for a long time, for a show or just self imposed deadlines. This one felt so effortless, I wanted to recreate that feeling and kept trying, but I'm convinced none of the pieces were as good as this one, to me. Below you will see the results of an afternoon I had with mixed media, it's one of my favorite things that came from that time. 
Below you will see another image, a piece from 2012 made with Aldo. Our finished BrokeBot collab, It Just Slipped Out. We took my version, scanned it into the computer, and worked on it from there. We take turns until we are happy with the results. Prints are available in my shop.
watercolor, graphite, ink, & spraypaint on illus board




Temptations

16x20 inches, oil on canvas


closeup



This is a painting I started a long time ago. Over 4 years ago probably. I had a lot of trouble with it, I used to just start paintings without planning much. I would sketch it onto the canvas entirely free hand, just from an idea in my head or from a much smaller sketch, that I probably didn't even have nearby. This made for more of a mess that needs saving than a straightforward painting. Nowadays I have a better method with less room for mistakes. But I still end up doing small paintovers every so often. After a while I finally came around and just had to finish it; it doesn't feel good to have pieces in progress for so long. After a lot of alterations, fixes, paintovers, and years, she's finished! Just under a month ago, and I am quite happy with the results.

Untitled Paintings

approx. 4 by 8 inches on wood, oil painting sold


6 by 8 inches wood plaque, oil painting sold
Both of these were painted using only French Ultramarine, Burnt Umber, & Titanium White. One of the images is a scan, and the other is from a photo after the cut. I might update the first image, above, later with one that looks a little smoother. I love both of these girls. I'm glad others out there did too.



photo taken with just my iphone :|


photos taken using a nice camera

Sam of Secret Island

This is Sam. An individual who resides in Secret Island. A place outside of regular society where those who wish to frolic as they please, may do so. Where no one is judged, and no is watching what anyone is doing, where one may seek adventure with fellow humans or to find peace in solitude amongst the green of nature, and of love, life, and of creatures and wanderers. 

6 by 8 inches on wood plaque, sold