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End of an Era

I’ve been writing and re-writing this post in my head for a while now. Things here are coming to a close. I am moving on to bigger and better things. I am shutting down my .ART URL this weekend and will be putting up my .COM site as soon as possible. Hoping to launch on Sunday (09/22/2024) to the public. Right now it is password protected and will continue to be that way until at least…

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The End is Nigh...

kind of. I’ve got some exciting updates going on. First! I’m switching from WordPress to Squarespace for many reasons, one of them being cost for value of platforms. This means that the site will be changing drastically. With that change, I will be going to a .COM address! So as much as I’ve loved the .ART URL I’m ready for a .COM. I will make one last post over here before I cancel the .ART…

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Personal Updates (06/03/2024)

This is a hard one to write. Lots of things are going on and I’m going to have to take a hiatus for a bit. I know I’ve been slacking here but it might be a bigger break than usual. I suffer from chronic migraine. I am being treated by a neurologist. I’ve been receiving Botox injections for almost 10 years but as of last month it, seemingly, stopped working. This means I went from my average of…

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March RCL Update & Decisions

I finished. All of March is over. Quarter 1 is over. I will post photos later but for right now just a short update. I am under a lot of stress as of late. Grief for this time of year is hitting me hard. I am stepping back from the RCL for a while. Not permanently, just a while. I am getting burnt out easily and have SO MANY other projects that aren’t Reaper that I want to get done. I will…

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What in the World are Wet Palettes

Howdy, y’all! So things have been crazy busy this year so I’ve not had time to sit, write, and edit this. I am however excited for this one. It’s a big topic but I’m ready to tackle it. “So what is the topic?” Wet palettes, my good friend! This is going to be, in theory, a short series all about wet palettes and things related to them. “Okay… What is a wet palette?” In short, a wet palette…

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March 2024 Lineup

It’s March! That means a lot of things as far as painting goes. For the RCL it means monthly minis and to finish up quarterly minis as well. So let’s dive in! This month’s theme is Heavy Armor. Which just means something that has a lot of armor. I chose the Graveknight, Human Fighter. For the limited palette the colors are red, purple, and yellow. I’ve chosen to do the Gravewailer with the…

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February 2024 Wrap-Up

I’ve been insanely productive this month. Of course being down and out most of last month that could just be by comparison. I think streaming has helped immensely. I got 3 minis done on stream this past Sunday. I finished up 3 more today. Without further ado the finished minis! Goblin Warrior with Pike Goblin Warrior with Bow Closed Chest Lashana Larkmoor Winter Elf Valavir…

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Mid-February 2024 Update

I am finally over my illness from last month. I’ve been wildly productive as far as painting. This is because I started streaming on Twitch!!! I am streaming Sundays at 3-5 PM Pacific time (GMT -8) though I’m considering moving it up from 3 PM to 1 PM for the same two hour block. Let me know what you think! I’m still working out the kinks but please feel free to join…

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Personal Update: 01/20/24

January is two thirds over! This year is already flying by. I’ve not had time to paint. I’ve not been home for about a week of the new year and then this past Tuesday I was hit with a nasty upper respiratory infection that I am still struggling with. I’m starting to feel better and have a lot to do on the desk upstairs. So hopefully, in the next couple of days I’ll hop back upstairs and get…

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New Year, New Goals (2024) Part 2

This is part two of my goals posts for this year. You can read the first part here. This one will be a little longer than these usually are because I want to include photos. They will either be product photos or WIP photos depending on where I am at in the project. So needless to say this will be a photo heavy one. I will provide links to purchase these minis where I can. Let’s start with the…

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New year, New Goals (2024) Part 1

The year is almost over. It’s been a roller coaster and I for one am ready to get off. It is, however, that time of year! The time for new goals! First, some housekeeping. Let’s go over the goals for this year. So let’s jump in. Last year’s goals were minimal and I actually finished a few of them. This is how they are progressing. 2023 Hobby Adjacent Goals: I worked on organizing. It’s very…

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Personal Update: 11/27/2023

It has been a busy few months and almost zero of it has been working on painting. I am having surgery in a couple days and have been trying to prepare myself for that. It’s a pretty routine thing but it’s still surgery so I thank y’all in advance for your well wishes. I’m going to work on some hobby goals for next year as well as evaluating the goals I set for this year over next month. I may…

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Site Update: (09/07/2023)

A few changes have been made to the site. I’ve added a testimonials page and am rearranging how my portfolio is organized. The portfolio was getting hard for me to manage so I’ve simplified it. In other news, I have been so busy this last week. I’m hoping to get back to painting this month. I’m officially opening commissions back up in October. I never changed my commission page banner but they…

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August 2, 2023

I am finally not sick. Er…well. Not as sick as I was. The heat is pulling out the migraines currently which is making getting stuff done hard. I’m on day 5 or 6 of the same one that won’t budge. That said, I will hopefully have some posts up soon. I’ve got four (4) lined up with three (3) being reviews and the last being an informative article I’ve been writing for…a while. I’m still waiting on…

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We got a cat! <3

Everyone welcome the new addition to our family. Finn Piper [REDACTED]. She is 2 years old and made her way to us (eventually) from Texas. She is so sweet and cuddly. She especially loves to make biscuits and get tummy rubs.

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Quick Update

I got home last Sunday very early in the morning. Vacation went well for the most part. I am sick now, not COVID, so some stuff I had planned is being put on the back burner for a bit. This includes things like my 10 year comparison minis. I was hoping to have those done by August but that’s probably not happening now. Anyway, I am going to go rest some more. I’ll have more of an update with…

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Personal Update: June 2023

I know I haven’t posted since March and for this I am deeply sorry. I have posts lined up but have not been able to work on them due to reasons I’ll talk about here. Let’s go back to February of 2022 because that’s really where this all starts. Towards the end of February our fur baby, Luna, crossed the rainbow bridge. Jump ahead to April our other fur baby, Romana, also crossed. So it was a lot…