Trompe-l'œil
That word in the title is not a mistake. It's French. And it's a fancy term I learned back in college when I was getting my degree in art. Tompe l'oeil means "to fool the eye" and the term became popular in the 1800's even though the technique had been in use for a couple […]
READ MOREOn the Value Of NFTs, VR Worlds, Digital Paintings, and Other Strange Interests
Over the years I've dreaded one question more than any other: "So, Jonathan, what do you do?" It's a nightmare because my interests, my time, and my work takes me around the world and across multiple bleeding edges of technologies and trends. Case in point. Just moments ago I got out of an invite only […]
READ MOREGolden Ratio's Beautiful 108 36 36 Golden Triangle
BEHOLD THE GOLDEN RATIO! The ancient secret brought to life with 21st century technologies! Very cool. I've written about ratios and relationships before, and the thing I'm holding is my favorite ratio. The challenge here is to explain why without getting too deep in the weeds with it. Let's Try Back in ancient Greek times […]
READ MOREEngagement Painting Session 3
The third (and final) livestream session before the painting is finished.
READ MOREEngagement Painting Session 2
The painting continues! Stream number 2 while painting my engagement announcement portraits.
READ MOREEngagement Painting Session 1
Watch my engagement painting start from the very beginning. Streamed on December 6th 2020.
READ MOREYellowstone Campground
This was the place where Ashley & I stayed on our trip to Yellowstone. Just unreal.
READ MOREDigital Painting Created On An iPad: A Walk Through
This is a timelapse video of a digital portrait I painted, and eventually sold as a #cryptoprint on MakersPlace. Even though you can watch every single change made (in fast forward) it can be difficult to understand what's happening, and why I'm doing it that way. I'll explain. But first, give it a watch 👇 […]
READ MOREWhy Do Artists Care About Ratios More Than Measurements
Let's start with some pedantry. Yes. I know that ratios are a type of measurement. What I mean is that artists care more about the relationships between details more than they care about the unit measurements. You might recognize this shape as the Golden Spiral, which is born from the Golden Ratio which, itself, is […]
READ MOREFront Page Feature On MakersPlace
It's a little after 8:30 and I headed over to MakersPlace to check out what new work had been posted, and to see if anyone had made an offer on my work. That's when I see this: ☝This is my piece "Winter Chill" featured on the home page! Really cool! I don't know how they […]
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