ESPN Analytics currently have a Minnesota-Las Vegas finals as the most likely scenario. But like I said, these predictions have been volatile for weeks given how close the teams are. #wnba

Unless something wild happens, seems like at this point in the second half of the season the 8 playoff teams are more or less set. Minnesota likely to get the #1 seed and basically just a dogfight among the other 7 for positioning; every game scrambles the order, it seems. #wnba

Here was my attempt to do a study of this #VanGogh sunflowers last year. #acrylics #painting #skyart #artsky

I tried to do a study of this one last year. I didn't get the proportions or colors as closely matched as I had hoped, but practice makes better! #fauvism #acrylics #painting #art #derain

Shout-out to my #AAPOR folks from Central Kentucky. 🏇🥃🏀📊 @aapor.bsky.social

A version of this same #painting I did last year: #skyart #artsky #acrylics #acrylicmarker #preraphaelites

- Lake Michigan sand is made from glacier-pulverized quartz and reflects sunlight and so it doesn't get near as hot as ocean beach sand. - Woodcut print art is a popular medium among Inuit folks and there's a huge collection at the Dennos Museum in Traverse City. /4

- Dutch immigrants settled in southwest Michigan; it has a lot of tulips now and in 1965 the city of Holland arranged for an actual Dutch windmill to be relocated there. /3

- The Great Lakes are younger than humans have been in North America. - Michigan has a lot of apples and cider. - Lots of artsy towns along the coast and cool indie/folk music upstate. /2

I'll admit I kind of hate it. I was going for a plein air #acrylicmarker of the beach in Manistee, Michigan, trying to channel impressionist and pointillist vibes. 🎨 Not enough color contrast. The second one dialed up the "highlights" filter and I like it (a little) better. #acylics #painting

Mid-season gut check for #IndianaFever: ESPN Analytics has them at first in the league in terms of BPI, third overall in terms of net rating, and have a Fever-Aces finals as most likely at this point in the season. #wnba 🏀

We're taking the fam on a summer vacation trip next week. I'm working on setting up the charging cord infrastructure in the minivan. Not sure these are going to be enough outlets for my teen and two tweens:

Afterwards: Cicero's speeches against tyranny and watching HBO John Adams. Also paid respect to John Adams on July 4th by doing art, fulfilling his desire that due to his efforts his posterity would have the freedom and "right to study painting, poetry, music...." 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🗽🗽🗽

#July4 #July4th #4thofJuly

#July4 #July4th #4thofJuly

#July4th #July4 #4thofJuly

I saw this one at the Getty a few months ago!! #painting

Well I'll be darned.

Bumper stickers spotted in the wild in Lexington, Kentucky. #startrek #ds9 #deepspacenine

Here's the study I did of that same one by @b-morisot.bsky.social. #painting #skyart #artsky #impressionism #morisot

A recent commission: The family had recently lost a doggie and wanted to do a keepsake gift for their dad for father's day. 😊 🎨 #acrylics #bourbon #painting #dogs #skyart #artsky #woodfordreserve #kentucky

#Kentucky 🏀 🏇 🥃

Study of Still Life With Pumpkin and Bottle of Rum by Jean Metzinger, 1917 🎨 www.wikiart.org/en/jean-metz... #acrylics #acrylicmarker #painting #skyart #artsky #cubism

This is at the MFAH in Houston. Very cool to see it up close. #vangogh #painting

Some #charcoal studies of #Chaggal couples. 🎨 #skyart #artsky #pencil #drawing

Discutan. #magritte #skyart #artsky #charcoal #drawing 🎨

This was my attempt to do a study of that Monet Parliament painting when I was still learning how to use a paintbrush. 🎨 #skyart #artsky #monet #impressionism #painting #acrylics

And then some practice with stuff: my laptop and an Old Monk rum bottle. /3 #skyart #artsky #drawing #graphite #pencil

Example #2: just trying to build sketching muscle memory for basic human features. I'm using a "drawing humans for beginners" guidebook with lots of examples to try to copy. /2 #skyart #artsky #drawing #graphite #pencil

Some recent attempts to learn how to sketch human faces competently. It's difficult and totally amateur hour, so here's some messy practice just trying to develop muscle memory. It's okay if it sucks. Practice makes better, not perfect. /1 🎨 #skyart #artsky #drawing #graphite #pencil