Week of dec. 14

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(Dec 13) Had some painting and photography wins this weekend. This model has become my muse. Even though she has a 'round' Asian face which I usually avoid 🤣 I can draw and paint her well. She is also incredible warm, professional and a joy to work with. She has such a cool and kind personality besides being incredibly beautiful, she gives me hope for society in a way. PS. the first painting is live alla-prima, about 2.5 hours. 👇Anyway scroll down for more photos and stuff...

@Janet Abrahams Very nice studies. Keep going

@Chris Legaspi @Subham Sharma @Janet Abrahams When I first started with Ron Lemen, he asked me how many years I had been drawing. I told him: “Ten years.” He looked at my work and said, “You’ve been doodling for ten years — not learning for ten years.” That hit me hard… but it also changed everything. So I rebuilt everything from the ground up: - Learning structure and armatures - Learning perspective for real - Drawing from life every day - Training my eye instead of relying on shortcuts - Slowing down and actually studying, not just “drawing cool stuff” And now, 1.5 years later, here is my before/after: These improvements didn’t happen because I’m “talented.” They happened because I finally stopped doodling and started learning. @Chris Legaspi advice helped a lot also as it correlates with Ron Advice as well ⭐ If you’re in this group and you’re struggling, remember this: You are NOT behind. You are NOT slow. You are simply early in the real learning process. Once you commit to fundamentals, everything starts changing. Not instantly — but steadily, noticeably, permanently. Keep going. Stay consistent. Study deliberately. And give yourself the time and the humility required to grow. If my work can transform like this — yours absolutely will too. Wishing all of you massive progress this year. Let’s get better together. 💪🎨 First three images are before the rest are after