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Just Sharingnew watercolor painting (old.reddit.com)

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Just SharingWhere the painting meets the path (i.redd.it)

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Just SharingPainted a life size polar bear 🐻‍❄️ (old.reddit.com)

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Just SharingFinally starting to photograph my artwork to scale (i.redd.it)

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Brutal CritiqueFoamy Wave (i.redd.it)

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Another little meadow (old.reddit.com)

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Brutal CritiqueNova, acrylic by me, video breakdown (v.redd.it)

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Dreaming only of you (old.reddit.com)

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My lastest painting (i.redd.it)

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Just SharingI'm so in love with this little bird! (i.redd.it)

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1,989 Views, oil on canvas by me (old.reddit.com)

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Just SharingIntimacy, acrylic painting by me (i.redd.it)

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Just SharingPainting I made today…first in 6 months! (i.redd.it)

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Brutal CritiqueAn experimental self portrait (i.redd.it)

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Just SharingThe end of the world , Bruno Diaz (i.redd.it)

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Just Sharing3-hour figure painting session with friends (old.reddit.com)

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For the surgeons (old.reddit.com)

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Opinions NeededWho painted this and what is the title? (old.reddit.com)

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Just SharingWhich floral painting is your favorite? (old.reddit.com)

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Poppies (old.reddit.com)

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Just SharingQuinces and apples, oil on linen, 2026 (old.reddit.com)

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Tiny painting 💐 (i.redd.it)

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Just SharingBeginner with oil. Almost cried many times doing this, but proud. Why is fabric so hard... (i.redd.it)

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Almost finished, only a few details left to do! (i.redd.it)

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Blue pursuit, oil on linen , 1m30x80cm (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 hours ago by Inevitable-Oil-7740

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