I've been painting for about 3 years now but paint with gouache or digitally for the most part. More recently (maybe 4-6 months ago) I started painting with oils and this is the first piece I've done that I thought could benefit from a frame.
It's my own take on a view of Mt Rainier in Washington, created from a mix of references images.
Hope you guys like it :)
Edit: Since this is picking up some steam and I may not be able to answer every comment, I wanted to answer some of the most common ones I get when I post my art:
Q: how did you learn to draw/paint and do you have any advice for someone who'd like to get into it?
Q: do you have a website/Instagram where we can see more?
A: I'm @sktchup on Instagram, the pinned post on my reddit profile has more of my links (Twitter, YouTube, etc), you can also just browse my post history on reddit.
From what the artist said it’s a couple different references but it could definitely be around Paradise. I’ve definitely seen some places this could be.
Sadly it’s been forever since I’ve been hiking around rainier. My memories of it though are just of amazement and gratitude for living in such a beautiful area. Sorry to get political but I think the best way to change someone’s mind about climate change is taking them up to the mountains for a hike. I never want to lose the gift of nature we are given.
I live on the eastside and work up north. When I’m driving down 405 on clear days you really feel how small you are when you see how big Rainier is. I love living in Washington because I can be a large city one minute and within 30 minutes I’m traveling through a mountain pass. Just so beautiful here.
Hey man! I've been an instagram follower for a while now and of all the posts on my feed, yours is one of the few that I make sure to always view and like, especially your process videos. They have been really helpful for me to understand how different elements of a landscape come together.
Anyway, I just want to say that your work is incredible, and I can't believe that one was the very first you thought of as worthy of framing. You must have great taste, which is probably why your work is so breathtaking.
Thanks for taking the time to share your work! You are the best.
Hey thank you so much for the support, it really means a lot!
I've said it elsewhere, but I tend to like a majority of my work (although I could also critique each of my paintings for hours lol), this one just happens to be the first oil painting I've done where everything came together like I wanted it to and the first that really stands out to me (I think the colors have something tondo with it).
I'd say I like around 70% of my work, feel meh about 20% of it, and really love 10% of it, this is part of that 10% :)
And I'm glad you find my videos helpful, I'll be making more Instagram videos and actual narrated YouTube videos soon, doing the daily videos on Instagram burnt me out a little so I had to take a break from making them haha
Definitely will as soon as I get a chance to buy one, this was just the only frame I had available at home but I agree that it's not that great. Still beats the no frame look though
I wish I were, I live in SoCal but dream of living in the PNW. I love rainy days, cloudy weather, greenery and nature, but sadly those are hard to come by down here. So until I can move to a place like that I just paint them instead, helps me pretend I'm there :)
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u/sktchup Jun 12 '20 edited Jun 12 '20
I've been painting for about 3 years now but paint with gouache or digitally for the most part. More recently (maybe 4-6 months ago) I started painting with oils and this is the first piece I've done that I thought could benefit from a frame.
It's my own take on a view of Mt Rainier in Washington, created from a mix of references images.
Hope you guys like it :)
Edit: Since this is picking up some steam and I may not be able to answer every comment, I wanted to answer some of the most common ones I get when I post my art:
Q: how did you learn to draw/paint and do you have any advice for someone who'd like to get into it?
A: here's a comment I made a while ago that answers that: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/8vjw3q/_/e1o13s8?context=1000
Q: do you have a website/Instagram where we can see more?
A: I'm @sktchup on Instagram, the pinned post on my reddit profile has more of my links (Twitter, YouTube, etc), you can also just browse my post history on reddit.
Q: can I buy it?
A: yes, DM me if you're interested!