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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This looks awesome. Well done, and good choice framing it.

omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

My grandmother was also a painter, and I'm using her referenced painting as a reference right now. 🙃 bsky.app/profile/omar...

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I used a painting by my grandmother as a reference for this. She wouldn't mind; I don't know how to paint like her anyway. I didn't get to my daily October watercolor this evening, but I'm ahead on that project anyway. Oil on panel, 9"x12"

An oil painting of a bunch of red flowers next to a couple yellow flowers. There are leaves exploding out over a yellow-green background

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It's October! I tried another split palette abatract where blue-green and violet oppose orange. I'm just not a huge fan of some of these split palettes. Watercolor on 6"x9" cold press paper

An abstract watercolor painting of orange and blue shapes.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'm realizing now this is cloth, not a watercolor. 🙃 It still looks great.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

That's really cool. Good separation of colors. Well done.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I sound like a broken record, but this is a phenomenal body work. Well done sticking through it and seeing it to completion. You should be really proud. What's the total running time for all the episodes together?

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's October! Tonight I used the abstract wet-on-wet techniques I've been working on on cold press paper. Thr cold press seems to be able to take more thick layers of paint without lifting. I dried the painting between layers. I like the painting of the lines. Watercolor on 6"x9" cold press paper

An abstract painting of some yellow lines over red-purple colors. It's a little fuzzy on purpose.

An almost blurry abstract painting of yellow, orange, and purple

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's October! I want to return to this motif if some guys having a bad time. They didn't make the mess, but they have to deal with it. Watercolor on 6"x9" cold press paper

A watercolor painting of a bunch of little guys in different states of despair standing and walking among big piles of junk.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My favorite painting in the Atlanta High Museum of Art is one of his. I posted a printed photo of it in my studio. I didn't ever learn the artist's name, but I knew that brick-pile painting was the same artist immediately. You're right; I should learn about him. high.org/collection/u...

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Untitled (Man on Rooftop) - High Museum of Art

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Those look great! Clean pulls. What kind of ink are you using?

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's October! I intended for the yellow to dominate more of the painting, but when you paint wet-in-wet, you have to let the paint do a lot of the work - often leading to unexpected results. Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper

An abstract watercolor painting of yellows, oranges, reds, and purples

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I like this a lot. The values are spot on, and the composition really communicates the immense scale.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's October! I am trying the same techniques as before but with a different color scheme. I don't love this one - it's a little too Mardi Gras tie-dye for me what I was going for. Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper

An abstract watercolor painting of yellow, green, and purple splotches.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is great. I'm a big fan of how you got the edges so soft while laying the paint on so thick around the middles of the flowers.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's October! I'm experimenting with doing multiple wet-in-wet layers in watercolor. I managed to push the saturation in this one. Watercolor on 6"x9" hot press paper

An abstract watercolor painting with yellows, reds, oranges, and purples.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I know it's a different animal, but I've hand-pulled a solid acre of English Ivy over the past couple years. The forest is a lot healthier now, and I don't get covered in ticks just walking around. Mostly I don't want Atlanta's oldest tree to die. There's beauty there though.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You know, with enough time and someone's permission, the kudzu farm could be gone. Clear it out a dozen square feet at a time!

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This motif is really cool. I think I see how you did it. I'm going to try using that wavy grid on one of mine soon.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's October! These are easy and a little formulaic, so I'm focusing on practicing some skills - like putting enough paint down in a single wash for more saturation and defining boundaries with wet-in-wet paint. Watercolor and ink on 6"x9" hot press paper

An abstract watercolor that looks a little bit like stained glass. The colors are glowing and some are saturated. The spaces between the cells are ink-black.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm rejecting the AI hypothesis and embracing the Photoshop hypothesis. The backgrounds are identical.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's October! Time for some daily watercolor practice. Today, it's an abstract piece with watercolor and brush pen with black ink. Watercolor and ink on 6"x9" hot press paper

An abstract watercolor with a bunch overlapping circles. Portions of the image are pitch-black, other areas are watercolor colors that blend together.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have listened to that song a thousand times, but I have never seen the video. I was unprepared. The dog! The ending! What did we learn here? Nothing!

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Super cool! What program are you using for "wrap around mode"? Procreate?

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I make my own panels for oil painting, and I'm always finding a bit of lint or a cat hair two or three layers deep that shows up in the final painting. It's texture! 🙂

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One more to go after this? 😢

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This painting is great. Well done preserving those highlights!

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I did a landscape painting from a photo I took in The Catskills. I've heard people say, "I can tell when an artist paints from photos." I feel this. I am good at color matching, but I don't have a strong enough mental palette to build life-like vibrancy from photos. Oil on panel, 9"x12"

An oil landscape painting of a clump of trees on the left with a lone, thin tree on the right. The sky is blue and there is a woods in the background.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I saw a Falcons-branded shuttle bus broken down on I-20 today. Living legacy.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I love these colors. I was flirting with a similar color scheme a couple months back, but I should have leaned more into the purple. Yours looks great. bsky.app/profile/omar...

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What a great variety and range of colors everywhere. Good composition too - great painting.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Do you ever stop drawing? How many of these do you dona day?!? I guess practice makes perfect - these are all on-point!

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

R.I.P. Frog indeed. Maybe he's just sleeping.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm trying to do more linocuts without clear outlines. I think this reads. Linocut ink print on paper, 8"x10"

A linocut print of a frog on its back. Black and white.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Really well done. I've experimented with some stuff like this with sunset/sunrise shining through the trees, but never daytime sunlit greens. Very cool, thanks for sharing.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Was this a guest writer? A filler strip? Why isn't Betty committing crimes?

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I revisited a pig that I previously painted. I applied thicker paint at the end of the painting than I usually do, so the glare was difficult to minimize in the photograph. Oil on board, 9"x12"

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Almost like you'd have to take the light out of the scanner. 😁

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

lmao, same, dude, same. The things I do to avoid glare... At least I can let my paintings dry - not sure how you could ever get a clear shot of the DS screen.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm shocked and amazed you can get that a drawing with that much form/value detail on a 6x6. Every stroke does its job - well done!

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Due to popular demand, I repainted the goat. Oil on board, 9"x12"

A painting of a screaming goat on a pink background

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How exciting - @cashlock.com worked with me to use one of my paintings as a cover for his new album, World Worth Saving. What a treat to get to participate in a project like this! One of many, I hope. Thanks @cashlock.com!

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This effect is incredible, well done.

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I am really having difficulty with these prints. Too much ink or too little. I did four pulls off this carving today, and this was the best one. Linocut ink print on paper, 8"x10"

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omarzak.bsky.social @omarzak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Penultimate episode, two in a row!

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