v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 11/09/2026Oh! I think I may be done tinkering with some of the concepts around my next series of large paintings! This calls for a celebratory nap. 021
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 18/07/2026I feel like I have to learn how to paint all over again and I'm kind of excited about it! 010
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 17/07/2026My current painting is finally starting to look like something I painted and I couldn't be more pleased. 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 17/07/2026The best way to learn to paint is to paint. The second best is to watch someone more skilled than you paint. The next best is to be forced to collect your thoughts in order to teach someone how to paint. 094
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 07/07/2026I had an opportunity over the past two days to paint a mural for a lovely family here in Albania. Here it is all finished on their balcony! 162
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 20/06/2026I need to paint Lady D, don't I? I feel I need to paint Lady D. 052
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 12/06/2026Thank you so much! Painting is where my heart lives and it's so nice being able to get back to it in a major way. 120
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 08/06/2026I don't know what to paint next, but I know I want it to be something amazing!static.klipy.comIncredibles: Something amazing, I guessAlt: A man is looking at a boy sitting on tricycle. The caption reads, "Something amazing, I guess." 020
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 05/06/2026Well, my hopes have been dashed -- hopefully it's just temporary. 010
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 02/06/2026Just a few things to touch up, but my latest painting is done! Moving to Albania has been quite an experience, but I'm falling in love with its intrinsic beauty. 120cm x 60cm. Oil on canvas. 500 € 284
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 20/05/2026Little study on the easel today. Apparently The Bride enjoys her morning coffee, too. Apparently. 051
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 13/05/2026What do you mean that, when planning "fine art" I don't have to make sure there's a rich and robist narrative being illustrated? I... I can just paint what I want because it looks cool? 011
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 09/05/2026I have seven paintings laid out and pretty much set to go to the next step. I did a single color study and a flaw in my plan was laid bare and want to take the whole series back to formula. I'm not mad. This is just how it goes sometimes. 010
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 28/04/2026I'm 20% through my painting goal for the year! Most of that was hustle this month trying to make up lost ground due to a late start, but I did it! 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 26/04/2026All I wanted to do today was paint but my head conspired against me and I was down for the count. 010
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 24/04/2026They are also carrying the likes of Gamblin, which is one of my go-to brands. But it always was primarily a crafts store. With some fine-art supplies and framing. Still... they got me through a lot of supply runs when I was in art achool. 020
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 24/04/2026Mainly I think this is a case where both sides are right. They carried a more curated selection in the 90s (when I started working there), but it wasn't top-shelf stuff. A lot of student grade materials. However, the Artist's Loft house brand they have now is absolute garbage. 120
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 22/04/2026Resisting the urge to scrub out the little painting I'm working on and trying again at a later date. Just having a real bad day at the easel, apparently. 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 21/04/2026I know I'm my own worst critic, but man, today's been a low day. 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 21/04/2026I understand the theory, I've just been having a hard time mixing it lately. And that's a bummer. 000
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v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 21/04/2026Might have to go in and fix the recent study. Something about it isn't sitting right with me. 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 21/04/2026And here's the finished portrait study of @mrspjhaverstock.bsky.social ! She's always a delight to paint! 3608
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 20/04/2026I drew @mrspjhaverstock.bsky.social last night when I couldn't sleep. All set up for a new little painting! 051
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 20/04/2026I wish I had all of my old sketchbooks with me. Those things are troves absolutely full of ideas. 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 20/04/2026I need to do a big-ish painting. Something that has a bit of a presence on the wall. I'm also flailing for ideas as I've been trying to shift my entire way of thinking back to painting and illustration. 000
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 09/04/2026I am most definitely a figurative realist and I'm tired of pretending that I'm not. 010
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 24/03/2026I keep showing @mrsbarker.bsky.social my sketches and her comment is usually, "It looks cool! I have no idea what's going on, but it looks cool!" That just makes me smile. 020
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 24/03/2026I did a second sketch for my new series and it feels like it's missing something. Maybe because I put an orgy in the last one? 010
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 24/03/2026Trying to decide if I want to add an orgy to this new painting. I'm thinking... yes? 011
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 20/03/2026Now that I'm mostly settled I can begin to source big canvases for doing big paintings and when I tell you I'm EXTREMELY excited I'm still massively underselling it. 031
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 28/12/2025I'm putting together a "getting started with oil painting" list for folks that may want to venture down that path and apparently I have the most to say about paints in particular. This doesn't really surprise me. 041
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 16/12/2025Sketch for a small Anne Bonny paint that may serve as a sketch for a larger painting... 041
v.b. mykal @vbmykal.com · 14/12/2025I'm already planning an oil-painting primer for absolute beginners, but... what if... I made a zine? 051
