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Another 8" square, A Fractured Wing, acrylic and salvaged chocolate bar wrapper I mean, sophisticated gold-tone metal foil, on canvas. Available, 200. UPDATE: SOLD.

First time in two years I've painted these, since last year I kind of got diagnosed with lung cancer just before they started blooming. In the Pink, 16" x 22" oil on linen, sold before I even finished it! Click the image to enlarge; it's a fairly big file, so may take a moment to load.

The newest entry on https://house-wilson-ghc.dreamwidth.org/ is called From the Ward.

I'm enjoying this and am very glad to see the stirring of even the smallest sign of life in the fandom here.

So this is an 8x8" acrylic on canvas, with foil collage from the usual source, meaning ... fine, yes, it's the wrapper of a very nice dark chocolate bar, okay? Something something, suffer for my art, you know how it is.

I'm painting peonies tonight so I will keep this short, but in brief:

1. Yes, I am in the Twin Cities. No, my neighborhood isn't near the "unrest" and I feel very safe here.

2. Most recent CT scan results were one week ago and they were freaking fantastic. I'm not "NED" (No Evidence of Disease) yet. But when oncologists say, "Your scans are amazing" and "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it," those are very good things.

3. Coronavirus at this point is tougher on me than anything else has been. Too much isolation. Oh yeah and I'm getting tested on 6/24, not for active infection (have had three of those since 4/22, all negative) but for antibodies, because v. possible I already had this thing. Which would be ... interesting if true.

4. I will refrain from offering Whitey McWhitelady's Thoughts on Yaoi American Racism, but will state for the record that I am on the side of FINALLY, YES. It's the huge gaping crack in the foundation of this nation.

4a. A lot of people, most of them white, have been caught on camera setting fire to buildings here, and the ATF would like to speak with them. The damage isn't all opportunistic attacks by neo-Nazis, but available evidence is that a large percentage is that. Especially the arson.

... with, I'm told, possible snow tomorrow morning. Whatever. Generally, things are blooming here. Particularly dandelions, which I happen to really enjoy. Little bursts of sunshine, and the bees love them. I made this tiny 5x7" painting a couple days ago.

And, as it's a beautiful evening here, I am about to go out for a walk.

Pictures when I get back, maybe. My mental ability to Do The Things is ... limited, lately. Mostly because being on lockdown, I think.

<3 y'all.

Known to his humble subjects family as Toby. 9x12” oil on panel. I’ve been continuing my challenge of loosening up and I really like the results here.

Or, you know. Not. :-D

This is another 5x7", one of the ongoing Tiny Goldfish Series. It might be titled Colorful Curves but IDK, that sounds ... a little cheesy. Anyway, I got bolder and looser with the brushwork this time, and I like the results a lot.



This one is still available but I've found these guys go pretty fast. $125 US, possibly a bit extra to ship depending where it needs to go.