Works in Progress

tenaciousgoods

Mixing colors, shapes and mediums, in layers... striving for “flow” and beauty. Finished artwork in my shop at tenaciousgoods.com

Fetch the bolt cutters for Fiona Apple. I'm a big

Fetch the bolt cutters for Fiona Apple. I'm a big fan. But I think #whenthepawn is my favorite album, or #extrodinarymachine
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#art #portraits #fionaapple #100portraits #100daysofpractice #100daychallenge #100dayproject #mixedmediaportrait

#aoc for president #mixedmediaportrait #portrait

#aoc for president

#mixedmediaportrait #portraits #100daychallenge #100portraits #tenaciousgoods #artofthedaysacramento

Ursula Le Guin What your favorite book of hers? M

Ursula Le Guin

What your favorite book of hers? Mine is the Lathe of Heaven, but I gadget read too many yet.

#portrait #mixedmediaportrait #100portraits #100daysofpractice #100dayproject
#badasswomen #artofthedaysac #tenaciousgoods

It's kinda almost, Rashida Jones... I think l tri

It's kinda almost, Rashida Jones... I think l tried another photo 4 or 5 times, waited a few days and tried this photo. Tricky.
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#100portraits #100daysofpractice #100daychallenge #portrait #expressiveportrait

Dropping (haha) another #freeartfriday on you frie

Dropping (haha) another #freeartfriday on you friends!
I so loved how this #whalebird found me that I've painted a few (a flock or a pod) more since.

Simply #commenttoenter to win, tag a friend to share the love.

Sign up for emails on my website if you missed last weeks #freeprintable #card.

Thanks #artlovers! Have a cozy weekend!

Keep an eye out for an art drop on @rstreetcorridor next week if the weather is nice.

#abstractart #mixedmedia #worksonpaper #mixedmediaabstract #ink

#OliverSacks had the #beststories when he'd visit

#OliverSacks had the #beststories when he'd visit the #freakinomics podcast. His #biography is on my list.
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Via Wikipedia
He was a #neurologist, #naturalist, #historian of #science, and author. He believed that the brain is the "most incredible thing in the universe."
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#expressiveportrait #abstractart #portraits #100portraits #100daysofpractice #100daychallenge

This guy's tenacity is awe #inspiring. A child fre

This guy's tenacity is awe #inspiring. A child freed from slavery after the Civil War he put himself through school and then his 2 brothers. Then he started /built the #Tuskegee Normal School with support from blacks and whites near and far. And I'm only halfway through the #biography of #BookerTWashington
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#art #expressiveportrait #abstractart #abstractportrait #mixedmediaportrait #100portraits #100daysofpractice #100daychallenge

God save the queen. 👑 . . . #100daychallenge #

God save the queen.
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#100daychallenge #100portraits #100daysofpractice #queenelizabeth #coronation #portrait #mixedmediaportrait

Happy #freeartfriday to everyone! Today everyone g

Happy #freeartfriday to everyone! Today everyone gets #freeart! Need a #valentines day #card? Here's two that you can print at home and give to your #loves. 💘

Just sign up for my newsletter at Tenaciousgoods.com and they will be delivered directly to your inbox.

The ❤ card was a demo for a #printmaking class I taught in 2019 (I'd love to teach another). The message inside is a song lyric by #sireltonjohn

The 🍻🥂 card has an old toast that my beloved grandpa loved to share, "Here's to the ones who love us well, all the rest can go to hell. " Not exactly in the spirit of unity, but it makes me chuckle...

Have a great weekend! 👍

#art #tenaciousgoods #printathome #champagne #heart #geometric

Guess who? Two of my favorite #singersongwriters

Guess who?
Two of my favorite #singersongwriters ever! Yet pretty different...scroll down to find out.

I put a second layer on these 4x6 pieces of paper last night and I was not impressed, but convinced myself to just #dothework. Glad I did because they will make good #backgrounds!

Thanks to @windflowerwatercolor for the suggestion to make #portraits of #famous #people.

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@jennydianelewis @officialjackwhitelive
#jennylewis #jackwhite #dosido #prettybird #hardestbuttontobutton #7nationarmy

This started by trying to keep my 8yo son busy. We

This started by trying to keep my 8yo son busy. We were #cuttingout #words and cracking each other up with funny statements.

Then I thought these might make #fun post cards! So I dug out the numerous old #postcards my Gpa lovingly stored in his many, many, many #photoalbums from many #travels and #remixed them.

Is this a project you might want to try at home?
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#art #tenaciousgoods

Things got a little #weird when the #red #oilbar c

Things got a little #weird when the #red #oilbar came to visit in this #processdemo. I think this is #portrait number 9 in my #100daychallenge, he's like a #sad #bowie? Poor chap.
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#art #artofthedaysacramento #artistsoninstagram #tenaciousgoods #abstractart #mixedmedia

The last few days of #portraits for my #100daychal

The last few days of #portraits for my #100daychallenge
I saw a video of @miriamtribe on @taxcollection and thought I'd try the 2-handed contour one-line drawing. It makes my brain feel funny 🤪 but I like it.

Work in progress... Days repeat, we keep growing.

Work in progress...
Days repeat, we keep growing.
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#art #tenaciousgoods #sacramentoartist #mixedmedia #abstractart #tree

Happy #freeartfriday my friends! If you want thi

Happy #freeartfriday my friends!

If you want this 5x7 original mixed media artwork for your very own, please #entertowin...
This work was one of 2 I made for a hyperlapse demo. It feels very under the sea to me. Do you see a submarine too and the blue 🐟 fish? Let's call it undersea adventure!

This week I'm asking you to sign up for my email newsletter (that will motivate me to write more, right?). Just cruise over to my website tenaciousgoods.com , #linkinprofile, and use the pop up or sign up at the very bottom.
I'll draw names tomorrow and get this artwork over to you pronto.
Ps. I've got a plan for a fun Valentine's give away next Friday, but you need to be on the mailing list. ☺
As always, thanks so much for your support! Have a rockin weekend!
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#art #abstractart #giveawaycontest #abstractartwork #abstractartist #giveaways #giveaway #painting #abstract #art_dailydose #paintingart #art #paintingoftheday #tenaciousgoods

The final portrait from last night and the failed

The final portrait from last night and the failed portrait from last night.

I keep having issues foreshortening the initial sketch because my paper is flat so I pulled out an easel, that helped.

I don't like flesh tones.

#art #portrait #100daychallenge #100daysofpractice #100portraits #sacramentoartist #tenaciousgoods #georgiaokeeffe #mixedmedia

Day 3 of #the100dayproject is a two-fur since I di

Day 3 of #the100dayproject is a two-fur since I didn't like the first one very much.
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#tenaciousgoods #portrait #sketchbook #mixedmedia #blueman

Alright, I guess, I'm kinda, maybe trying to do th

Alright, I guess, I'm kinda, maybe trying to do the #100dayproject... although I've never made it past 30 days so no promises. It's hard to carve out time each day! But I've been itching to make more portraits so here goes.

Random guy on the street, portrait number 2.

Send me picts! Maybe I'll draw yours...
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#art #portrait #faces #100daysofpractice #100daychallenge

Half way through this one I was thinking, oh sh*t,

Half way through this one I was thinking, oh sh*t, gonna have to paint over most of this... But then it really came together, I'm so excited where it's headed!

Not sure about a title yet, I'm going to do a bit more detail work...

A big thanks to @mattsspats
For the cabinet doors and other wood scraps I've been painting on 🤗
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#paintingoftheday #abstract #abstractartwork #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #art_dailydose #abstracted #abstractart #tenaciousgoods #paintingonwood #painting #art

Woot woot! It's #freeartfriday friends! I'm doing

Woot woot! It's #freeartfriday friends!
I'm doing this online this week, just follow and comment below to enter. Tag a friend if you think they might be interested. I'll draw 2 winners at random tonight and ship a piece to you.

This is art from one of my demos. Both are 5x7" mixed media on paper (yes, there is puffy paint, hello #childofthe90s ) matted to fit an 8x10" frame. I signed a corner but you can orient them however you like. I included a blank getting card in the package so you can share the love.

Have a great weekend!

#creative #abstractart #mixedmedia #artwork #abstract #Sacramentoartist #abstractarts #modern #painting #abstractartist #tenaciousgoods #dmtopurchase #artoftheday #abstractexpressionism #art #buyart #artofthedaysacramento

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