Trying out pink underpainting

October 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

I tried pink underpaintings with these four pieces. Finished paintings I often see artists laying out pink/magenta underpainting on canvas. They often leave some pink/magenta edges in the following layers. […]

Experiments with gold paint pigment

October 17, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

After I finds out gold pigment for oil painting by Schmincke Oil Bronzed, I need to try them and test them. I got several wood sign boards from local crafts […]

Canvas prints of my artworks with iCanvas

October 16, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Early this year, iCanvas reached out to me to see if I’m interested in working with them. I was skeptical because I wasn’t sure about this “prints on demand” thing. […]

Fun tracking USPS International package route

May 28, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Soon after I joined Artfinder early this year, I have a few overseas orders. Although the transit time of international shipping is slow, it is also interesting to track my […]

Red roses painting for anniversary

March 28, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

This year on Valentine’s day, my husband brought back some red roses on his way home. I was in the laugh and cry mode. After 9 years, he finally learned […]

Oil painting with limited time

March 25, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

I haven’t try painting in a limited time. Often I think myself is a slow painter. If I can bypass the “timely manner” practice I would. Last year my parents […]

My list of packaging/shipping supplies

March 4, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

When I started to paint, I didn’t think about how to package and ship my paintings through and through. I looked some videos talking about how to ship artwork but […]

Green foundation in figure oil painting

February 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

After using green foundation technique for pastel portrait drawing, I wanted to try it with oil paint. Cuong Nguyen has 3 videos for an oil painting portrait. I tried with […]

My toy figures collection

January 30, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

I started to collect some animal toy figures when I started to paint animals. The idea is I can’t go in wild and find a real tiger or red fox […]

First experiment on DIY 3D liner using oil paint/medium

January 22, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

One day I wanted to paint like stained glass with 3D liner. Actually, I’ve tried glass painting in my college days. But I don’t want to purchase whole set of […]