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"Vegetable Crepe on Clinch"
14" x 11" Casein

#pleinair #casein #pleinairpril #culinary #urbansketching #alfresco

"Vegetable Crepe on Clinch"
14" x 11" Casein

#pleinair #casein #pleinairpril #culinary #urbansketching #alfresco

"Vegetable Crepe on Clinch"
14" x 11" Casein

#pleinair #casein #pleinairpril #culinary #urbansketching #alfresco

"Vegetable Crepe on Clinch"
14" x 11" Casein

#pleinair #casein #pleinairpril #culinary #urbansketching #alfresco

Obligatory timelapse—

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #timelapse #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #photoStudy #pleinAirpril

Our final #pleinAirpril for 2026 is a rather striking composition shot by @snehasisnama at the Don Mueang airport.

[ It's a really tall image; please do a full-view ]

Botched most of the fun details this time. I'm blaming being a "whole" week out of practice, and trying to draw the hyper-compresed Discord embed instead of the full image like a boomer! :D

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #photoStudy

"The Torchbearer"
Casein on an 8x8 canvas primed with watercolor ground and done at UT Knoxville for Artists on Location

#pleinairpril #statue #pleinair #casein

"The Torchbearer"
Casein on an 8x8 canvas primed with watercolor ground and done at UT Knoxville for Artists on Location

#pleinairpril #statue #pleinair #casein

"The Torchbearer"
Casein on an 8x8 canvas primed with watercolor ground and done at UT Knoxville for Artists on Location

#pleinairpril #statue #pleinair #casein

Tonight's virtual #pleinAirpril is a photo taken by @snehasisnama of an aging but charming old house on a Kolkata street.

...Closest we're getting to a real plein-air sketch, I suppose!

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #photoStudy #urbanSketching

Third virtual #pleinAirpril is, I think, Moo Deng!

I wasn't planning on adding much detail to the water from the start, and that helped a lot with maintaining energy levels. I still kinda feel like I should've, though, the water looks too plain...

Finally broke out my pet favorite hatchwork brush, too!

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #photoStudy #animalart

My 2nd #pleinairpril2026 , it's a photostudy from: https://lemmy.world/post/45104255
I have done it on our #LiveYetVirtual stream on Youtube.

#krita #photostudy #dog #PleinAirpril #mastoart #painting #illustration

Second photostudy for #pleinAirpril was Milou the dachshund, from: https://lemmy.world/post/45104255

Managed to not get overwhelmed by the grass and fur strands this time! Adorable doggo solves all problems!

...Good thing I'm too lazy to try to draw a live dog IRL!

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #photoStudy #dogsOfMastodon #animalart

#pleinairpril Day 6 On the go with only graphite in my pocket. Quick sketch, worked out at home. 🌸 #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #naturesketching #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

#pleinairpril Day 6 On the go with only graphite in my pocket. Quick sketch, worked out at home. 🌸 #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #naturesketching #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

#pleinairpril Day 6 On the go with only graphite in my pocket. Quick sketch, worked out at home. 🌸 #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #naturesketching #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

#pleinairpril Day 2 I took the opportunity to quickly sketch it out because I know that a rescue helicopter only stops for a short time. I added color at home. #dhsan #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

#pleinairpril Day 2 I took the opportunity to quickly sketch it out because I know that a rescue helicopter only stops for a short time. I added color at home. #dhsan #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

#pleinairpril Day 2 I took the opportunity to quickly sketch it out because I know that a rescue helicopter only stops for a short time. I added color at home. #dhsan #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

#PleinAirpril 2026.06
"Cake" (a tiny piece of cheesecake)
Casein

#casein #stilllife #USkAprilPrompts2026 #painting

#PleinAirpril 2026.06
"Cake" (a tiny piece of cheesecake)
Casein

#casein #stilllife #USkAprilPrompts2026 #painting

#PleinAirpril 2026.06
"Cake" (a tiny piece of cheesecake)
Casein

#casein #stilllife #USkAprilPrompts2026 #painting

#PleinAirpril 2026.05
"Animal"
Casein/Gouache

#gouache #casein #pleinair #USkAprilPrompts2026 #painting #onlocation

#PleinAirpril 2026.05
"Animal"
Casein/Gouache

#gouache #casein #pleinair #USkAprilPrompts2026 #painting #onlocation

#PleinAirpril 2026.05
"Animal"
Casein/Gouache

#gouache #casein #pleinair #USkAprilPrompts2026 #painting #onlocation

1st #pleinairpril of this year. Trying to capture the scene with very quick brush stroke. This one took me almost two hours to finish.

#LiveYetVirtual #krita #mastoart #illustration #cats

I had such high hopes for our first #pleinAirpril going in. Instantly got overwhelmed with detail, and gave up on how I was planning to tackle them. Even kept the undersketch, then rushed to the end.

Can't help but feel I didn't use to give in this easily a few years ago, especially after reposting a lot of them recently...

[ Original photo of "The Trikitty" taken taken by @titanraj's younger brother ]

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #photoStudy

Pieces 7–9 of my 2021 #PleinAirpril's, reuploaded to free them from Twitter's deathgrip.

See alt-text for some flavor—

7. https://flickr.com/photos/23985194@N06/22732210060/
8. https://unsplash.com/photos/people-walking-on-sidewalk-near-body-of-water-during-night-time-7lFcsIVE3sc
9. https://unsplash.com/photos/time-lapse-photography-of-city-during-night-time-YkbPqaFr9LA

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Heavypaint #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #Kolkata

Pieces 4–6 of my 2021 #PleinAirpril's, reuploaded to free them from Twitter's deathgrip.

See alt-text for some flavortext—

4. https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-boat-on-sea-dock-under-blue-sky-during-daytime-RDI3PMNsh44
5. https://flickr.com/photos/29471712@N03/6626998987/ [404]
6. http://www.alicecarfraemultimedia.com/blog/2014/6/28/china-town-kolkata-private [403]

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Heavypaint #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #Kolkata

Also reuploading my 2021 #PleinAirpril's to free them from Twitter's deathgrip.

These were my first ever Heavypaint paintings and it was quite unstable on my system back then. What little I had to note of the pieces now in the alt-text...

So I'll just be batching together the pieces in groups of three!

1. https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-black-jacket-and-blue-denim-jeans-sitting-on-blue-and-orange-bus-US0M3eNmYtQ
2. https://unsplash.com/photos/timelapse-photography-of-sedan-on-road-at-night-MzZdPEAh_5E
3. https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-and-white-concrete-building-during-daytime-HIjt5y8iJ_s

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Heavypaint #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #Kolkata

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Scio/108230658025620700

Retooting my favorite year of #pleinAirpril pieces, where I had painted birds I had seen from a beach vacation.

This is the timelapse of all nine pieces. Please see the thread for the individual studies, as I have just reuploaded the individual pieces to Mastodon since earlier they were only links to Twitter, make just before...you know what happened.

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #timelapse #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 9/9 ]

# Drongoes Behind the Glass, WHERE THEY BELONG!

The hotel also had two towers which were closed off from access for some reason. Found these black drongoes playing around the spiral staircase!

Common birds, but cute!

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 8/9 ]

# Hoopoe isn't a Pokémon!, The Greener Grass, and Other Stories

Two eurasian hoopoes (what a name) were walking on the hotel lawn while we were having lunch one day. I actually managed to take this photo clear enough to see the birds!

Boy was that lawn green IRL!

(My favorite of the pieces from that year)

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 7/9 ]

# Intermediate Egrets, and the Immediately Regretful Shading—

The place we were visiting is known for its egret population. But I was more surprised just how many of them actually just grazed (they're not supposed to do that) just inside the hotel!

Also, intermediate egret is just a great name for a bird :D

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 5/9 ]

# The Sand Plover Nightmare

I tried to paint fishing nets on the beach, and regretted EVERYTHING.

(Back then I even felt like I managed to make the cute little sand plovers ugly... But four years later, I disagree vehemently!)

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 4/9 ]

# Big Fishing-boats and Smol Kingfisher

We had visited one of the fishing docks. There wasn't much activity at that time of the year, but there were some cool looking Bangladeshi boats moored, and there was a lovely strikingly blue common kingfisher around.

(I had now given up on the style entirely)

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 3/9 ]

# Windmillin' Doves

The state pretended to care about renewable energy a few years ago and setup a few windmills around the island. They were all non-functional even four years ago when I visited, never maintained.

There were also these spotted doves courting on a thatched roof nearby.

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ 2022 #PleinAirpril, 2/9 ]

# The Morning Mynah and the Shuttered Shops!

This time, an unassuming common myna I kept seeing by himself around the beach stalls. (I felt like I was already hitting my limits with this style...)

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

[ Reupload of 2022 #PleinAirpril piece 1/9 ]

# Seagulls and the Beach Sign

I had decided to try my hand at drawing some of the birds I saw around Bakkhali. The locations are real photos, but the birds are referenced from other photos because I didn't have any zoom lenses :)

First up, seagulls on the big sign on the beach!

#art #MastoArt #FediArt #illustration #LiveYetVirtual #Krita #pleinAirpril #photoStudy #birding

#FliegenderFlausch #BeeflyWatch Die Wollschweber (Bombylius) sind im Garten unterwegs! 🐝🥰 Da ich kein gutes Foto machen konnte, habe ich gezeichnet. 😇 #Dortmund #gardening #beefly #pleinAirpril #urbansketching #urbansketchers #inkdrawing #traditionalart #sketchbook #art #kleineKunstklasse

03/30

#PleinAirpril #Pleinairpril2025 #pleinairapril #digitalstudy

I don't think I ever posted this, but another digital #pleinairpril speed paint from a day I was running Strawberry Jam at @GlitchCityLA all day so I didn't get to go out. Birdies! #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain

Some early morning painting from LA Central Library. #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain

Was killing time waiting for friends at a pizza place so I sketched the exit #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain

Yesterdays 5 min #pleinairpril paints with warriorpainters in the morning. Scenes from England. Going back to digital is actually messy-feeling, compared to the necessary sparseness of inking and negative space. Having to rethink my color contrast and form.

#pleinair #digitalart #england #minimal #rebelle #mapcrunch #MastoArt

Need some references for your digital #Pleinairpril? Perhaps you could visit a desert today ;) 🏜️

Find more photos like this here: https://ko-fi.com/s/2547a27f82

#artref #artreference #drawingref #stockphotos #reference #pleinair #digitalpleinair #artistsonmastodon #photography

Learning a lot on these 5 minute practices with WarriorPainters . The consistent mornings for #pleinairpril has been really awesome.

Using ink brushes this week, shading with copic markers. Inspired by other folks work. This week's location is Thailand.

#ink #inkbrush #copic #thailand

#Pleinairpril 04/12. Foggy morning in Elysian Park. Terrible light for paint but oh well! #art #artist #artwork #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain

Another quick digital #pleinairpril of Echo Park Lake since I'm at @glitchcityla all day :) #background #gouache #art #artist #artwork #ink #mixedmedia #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #nopleinnogain #digital #painting #drawing #pleinairpril

Scooted out at lunch for a quick n dirty plein air sketch. Really need to try and paint tomorrow 😤 there was a man playing violin which was a lovely accompaniment!
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#art #artist #artwork #ink #mixedmedia #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #sketches #paint #pleinaire #nopleinnogain #gouache #painting #drawing #pleinairpril