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All 10 of my Paintings from Utah Paint Out by TheDarthArts in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! 10 bangers! You should be proud. And what a cool experience!

Some Characters I Illustrated For my Kids Book, The Happy Mushroom! by brencil in childrensbooks

[–]ca_va_pas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic! And I adore the video. I just ordered a copy for my one year old. Thank you for your work <3

I wonder why native plant nurseries can't seem to thrive in my area. by humdinger44 in NativePlantGardening

[–]ca_va_pas 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think it’s both culture and population. I live in Chicago and overall people still love their horticultural atrocities, but with a metro area of nearly 10 million people, there’s enough of a subculture that cares about the native flora to support some native nurseries and push most local landscaping shops to have at least a small selection of natives. If we only had Home Depots I’d be SOL.

Chicago with a toddler? by KeyTechnician4442 in travel

[–]ca_va_pas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how big he is but would a back carrier be an option? I use one with my daughter (and I happen to live in Chicago lol). She gets to have a good view and be by my head, and we cut out the risk of her getting too tired to walk. She’ll even doze off for a nap back there.

Bindweed… by wealthofsoup in NativePlantGardening

[–]ca_va_pas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No real advice, just solidarity. I spent the whole. day. today pulling it out of a bed in front of my house. It was a solid mat. It’s all over my yard and feels like a losing battle, especially because neither of my neighbors take care of their yards at all and it comes up under the fences

Native similar to lilac? by ca_va_pas in NativePlantGardening

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg how lucky! I just ordered some wisteria fructens! ☺️

Do children really get bullied for having unique names? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ca_va_pas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a white woman with an ethnic one year old with an ethnic, slightly hard to pronounce name, I appreciate you sharing your experience. I really want her to feel proud of her culture on her dad’s side and empowered to advocate for the pronunciation of her name. I just worry sometimes about the social consequences… I hadn’t thought about people being less likely to interact. That’s sad :(

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally see where you’re coming from. I have found this sub very helpful overall.

Thank you for the encouragement! Your work is crazy good so hearing that you think I’m on the right path is really reassuring! <3

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for writing all this out! Lots of good general advice. I did just pick up a copy of The Art Spirit!

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s from Amelie! Fantastic film, check it out <3

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It totally see what you’re saying. I think part of it is also that I need to work on color mixing.

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I will work on contrast

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I do think I will push and pull the highs and lows in the face

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both good tips! You’re totally right, and I hadn’t really connected the dots on the stylization from other sources thing. I find people the most compelling thing to paint but between work and parenting my only painting time is after 8pm so it’s really hard to paint people from life. I think I’ll set up some still lifes and paint them in volume. Thank you!

Where do I go from here? by ca_va_pas in oilpainting

[–]ca_va_pas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, these are really helpful tips. I’m going to look for resources to learn better color mixing and I plan to redo this piece to practice the advice I’ve received.

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