It’s nearly pants out the freezer time 👌🥳🥳🥳

I am naturally one who questions the rules. Pushes boundaries. The law around here has been: new month, new painting lesson. But F 💣 that! Beautiful Prison is complete and I DO NOT want to wait 2 more Sundays for visitation. These classes and this community feed my soul. So, I’m breaking the law again. And this time… 🛒 WE’RE SHOPLIFTING. We’re going 🔎 MACRO, BABY! Take the idea you discovered during our macro challenge and go find a 5 finger discount at: Unsplash.com Pexels.com Pixabay.com When you search, ADD THE WORD “MACRO.” Instead of peach pit, search peach pit macro. Eye macro Best of Macro That one little word can completely change what you find. YES, You can use your own photography.. It must be IN FOCUS and follow the rules of good composition. BUT DON’T SHOPLIFT JUST ANYTHING. ⛓️‍💥 Choose an image you would actually want to see hanging on your wall. Ask yourself: ✔️ Where does my eye land first? ✔️ Are the color and composition interesting? ✔️ Is the important stuff SHARP? Then… BRING YOUR STOLEN GOODS BACK HERE. Post your image in the comments. We’ll examine the loot. We’ll vote. And I’ll build our next painting lessons around the image with the most votes. …..and GO. 🛒😈

Omg. These have been fun!!!! 1.5 more hours of progress for one little leg and 5 more toes. The first leg looks super blotchy but I know it will work out in the second layer.

My bars are wonky but what the hell 🫠😂😂😂

I may be plotting a MACRO theme for September, so let’s play with it today. Macro simply means we’re getting REALLY close to something and seeing details we normally blow right past. You do NOT need a fancy camera or a macro lens. Grab your phone. 📱 Find an ordinary object around you. 🔎 Get CLOSE. Really close. ☀️ Make sure you have plenty of light. 👆 Tap the screen on the part you want in focus. 📏 If your phone won’t focus, back up just a little until it does. ✂️ Crop in even tighter afterward if you need to. DO NOT SHOW US THE WHOLE OBJECT. Post your mystery macro in the comments and let us guess what the hell we’re looking at. And don’t make it easy. 😈 Food. Tools. Clothing. Plants. Art supplies. Stuff from the junk drawer. Your husband’s hairy left toe. Whatever. Make the ordinary look completely unrecognizable. Let’s see who can stump us.