Teapot I, oil and acrylic on paper, 22 x 15" (55 x 38 cm) I made this painting in 2017, but it feels like a lifetime ago. With this piece in particular, I felt that I had turned a corner in painting realism that set me on a path to where I am today. The teapot is painted in thinned-down oils, which is why many people mistake it for being a watercolor painting.
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