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Art

Rainbow Tiger

A colorful portrait of a tiger painted in surreal bright colors done in the oil painting simulator Vermillion VR.

The only way I’m ever going to be able to paint people or other creatures is through tracing. This was the most extensive tracing I have done up until this point, and still is several months after I initially painted…

Alien Dayscape

Landscapes are where I really started and even though I know they are somewhat of a cliche, I till like them. This painting is still very new to painting at this point, still learning how to use the brushes in…

Under Water

A digital oil painting made in the Vermillion VR oil painting simulation. This painting depicts what could be an underwater scene.

This painting again comes from my fascination with reverse painting, that is, starting with a black canvas. I first saw the reverse technique from a chalk pencil artist. I think that some of these comes from a black-on-white rebellion since…

Ghost Horse

Thumbnail image of a digital oil painting of a horse done in white on black.

When I was about 11 I went for a walk with my spiral bound notebook. I was at the time experimenting with pencil drawings of the natural landscape. I drew wide angle, scenic images in a very rough, impressionist style.…

Alien Landscapes

This is an image of an abstract painting done in the virtual reality oil painting simulator Vermillion.

This was the first time I used Vermillion’s in-app web browser. Even though I made no attempt to actuall follow the photo of Jupiter I found, it was cool just to have it up as a kind of reference. This…

A Whole New Thing-For Me

This is an image of an abstract painting done in the virtual reality oil painting simulator Vermillion.

In the past year I have tried a wide variety of new things. October 2024 I attempted VR oil painting, I did an art show, I had an article published in a nationally distributed magazine and I submitted a short…