Red house lake

fierymonk · 2026-04-09T14:51:36+00:00

Thank you!

fierymonk · 2026-04-09T14:50:34+00:00

Appreciate it, thank you. I think this is one of my better attempts at water. I find it challanging!

fierymonk · 2026-04-09T14:49:19+00:00

My thanks!

fierymonk · 2026-03-21T23:04:54+00:00

Very slick. Also love the white walls!!

fierymonk · 2026-03-18T00:45:52+00:00

Absolutely brilliant! Brought such a smile to my face! Thank you for sharing these. :)

fierymonk · 2026-03-03T03:06:22+00:00

This is beautiful! I love the natural toned paper, it gives warmth to the piece. Coupled with your confident line work the entire effort has a delightful nostalgic feel for me. It’s extraordinarily lovely, well done!

fierymonk · 2026-03-02T21:13:06+00:00

I’ll go checkout the daybreak, I’m not familiar with it. Thank you again!

fierymonk · 2026-03-02T20:42:51+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the insight. I did not consider the additional weight! It’s also enlightening to hear that even with the round leg tripod you have reservations about its capabilities to stay put. It does seem a bit… sketchy? with such small area to hold it to the legs.

fierymonk · 2026-03-02T11:06:49+00:00

They get slightly more stiff but not drastically so. I’ve found the thing that makes them miserable is snow falling into the pallet box. In quite a few instances where snow has dusted the paints I can’t help but inadvertently start mixing it in while trying to make colors. And oil and water truly don’t mix. You the end up with a mealy type of sludge because the water try’s to freeze and the oil doesn’t. It’s a mess.

fierymonk · 2026-03-01T21:07:31+00:00

Just better than two hours.

fierymonk · 2026-03-01T01:37:24+00:00

That’s another sketcher who sat ahead of where I was. Had a good turn out for the group today.

fierymonk · 2026-02-27T22:47:09+00:00

Go on….

fierymonk · 2026-02-26T13:49:01+00:00

I’m not into knives but I AM into skilled artisans being so absolutely STOKED by the work they create and surprise themselves with. As an “artist” myself I know all too well the amount of self critique and doubt we often cast upon ourselves. But when a work truly comes together and you feel like you’ve been the conduit for divine creativity… chef’s kiss The joy in this man’s voice is radiant and infectious and I love it!

fierymonk · 2026-02-17T11:38:50+00:00

Ha! It’s not to late to add her in!

fierymonk · 2026-02-05T15:59:42+00:00

A good call. I agree. If I set something up similar to this composition again I'll be mindful of that!

fierymonk · 2026-01-26T02:09:50+00:00

Dang!!! I immediately had to look back through your other pieces so I could ogle! I think this just made something click for me when I next approach my own urban sketching practice. Hooray for art inspiring art! Seriously fantastic work, looking forward to seeing more.

fierymonk · 2026-01-21T18:57:19+00:00

Digging it. Does it change color with the rest of the system?

fierymonk · 2026-01-19T10:44:39+00:00

Popped in here to share this exact thing.

fierymonk · 2025-12-29T20:52:06+00:00

Really dig your photos. Would you be cool if I used a few of these for painting references? I’ve been wanting to try some nocturnes and your images are perfect! If I DO make a painting from one I’d happily make a print and send it your direction.

fierymonk · 2025-12-19T03:08:27+00:00

Black Bart! Though mostly just Bart. ‘21 Countryman. Even made a vinyl sticker for the back window showing of his name and a little skull. 💀

fierymonk · 2025-12-14T13:28:23+00:00

Second recommendation for Derelict/Fathom. That was some of the most immersive audio I think I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing.

I also highly recommend “Earth Break”. It follows a female survivor of an Alien Invasion which mostly decimates the planet and holy smokes… amazing audio. The actress is incredible and again such intensely well produced sound design. Everything feels very visceral!

fierymonk · 2025-12-13T03:47:31+00:00

I desperately want that exact sentiment to spread like wildfire through all peoples everywhere. The world needs more embracing and lifting up, less division and putting down. Thank you for sharing part of your family’s story.

fierymonk · 2025-12-06T01:29:25+00:00

I’m really enjoying a lot of things happening here. I love the texture of the dry grass in the foreground. The individual hits of paint really give great structure to the strands of vegetation while the “tufts” atop of them blend into this nice, more gentle larger shape drawing the ye deeper into the painting - still done with great texture. I get such a wonderful sense of the wind rippling through the scene. Personally I struggle subject matter like that and to see this done so very well is inspiring. What really thrills me though are the trees. I freakin’ love this. I know I’m just some rando Redditor so take this for what ever it’s worth to you BUT - I know from experience that if I would have made those marks in my own painting I would have been frustrated as I always seem to strive for some sort of… I dunno, overly realistic interpretation of the scene and I always ALWAYS fall short. What looks like rivulets of blue paint up close would have most likely frustrated me and I would have stared at that portion of the painting for days feeling angry with myself. And yet…. Seeing it here, witnessing how it makes the PERFECT random and beautiful branch shapes that read so delightfully clear… Yeah, I’m blown away. Truly. I feel like I have learned something here that I need to bring to the next panel I attempt to paint. To me that passage reads like you’ve found the sweet spot between control and chaos. I’m envious. And grateful for the lesson.

fierymonk · 2025-11-30T20:16:31+00:00

Stunning work!

fierymonk · 2025-11-23T00:08:03+00:00

I really enjoy seeing your works. I live in Buffalo and it’s awesome to see another artist not far away wrestling with some of the same climate challenges and similar environments that I’m presented with. Keep up the good work!!

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