Facing What I’ve Been Avoiding: A Week in My Art Studio

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This week marks my first real week back in the studio after the New Year, and it felt like a turning point.

In last week’s video, Running From Who I Was Meant To Be, I talked about fear, avoidance, and how easy it can be to drift away from the work we once loved. Since then, I’ve been painting almost nonstop. Slowly, quietly, I can feel some of that hesitation loosening its grip.

This video is a week in my art studio as I move forward — painting in oils again, sketching, taking stock of where I am, and sharing a handful of art supplies and books I received for Christmas that are supporting this return to realism and deeper focus.

It’s not about being “there” yet.
It’s about trying, showing up, and trusting that effort matters — even before the outcome is known.

🎨 ARTISTS & IDEAS MENTIONED
Daniel Keyes:   / danielkeys  

📚 ART BOOKS I RECEIVED
Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life by Roxana Robinson: https://amzn.to/4r5DN3J
Lessons in Classical Drawing by Juliette Aristides: https://amzn.to/456xXq1

🎁 ART SUPPLY GIFTS
Wooden eggs: https://amzn.to/4qLekfA
Royal Talens sketchbook (large size): https://tidd.ly/3JZyhPL
Mr. Pen sticky index tabs: https://amzn.to/3N5uRg1
5×7 Artistico hot press watercolor paper: https://tidd.ly/4mdhAO8
Amsterdam Burnt Umber acrylic ink: https://tidd.ly/455Vnfj
Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay India Ink – Van Dyke Brown: https://tidd.ly/47iZINy
Utrecht Artist Oils (Landscape Set): https://tidd.ly/49sWZ49
Winsor & Newton vine charcoal: https://tidd.ly/49rEugy
Gamblin Oil Ground (oil gesso): https://tidd.ly/4psxV3f
Holbein Artist Gouache – Cypress Green: https://tidd.ly/43zs1oS
Holbein Acrylic Gouache – Vermilion & Ash Yellow: https://tidd.ly/4i0KiRZ
Conda palette knife set: https://amzn.to/4r5Fw9d
Gamblin oil paint – Viridian & Raw Sienna: https://tidd.ly/49NaSLC
Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Colour – Cadmium Scarlet: https://tidd.ly/4jH6jGk

🖌 OTHER SUPPLIES SHOWN
Blick Premier stretched canvases: https://tidd.ly/4o2a21J
Ampersand Gessoboards: https://tidd.ly/4phY7ho
Birch panels: https://tidd.ly/48mMK0P
Raymar oil-primed linen panels: https://www.raymar.com/collections/sa...
Winsor & Newton Galleria Acrylic Paint: https://tidd.ly/4hKfqEW
Gamblin 1980 Oil Paint: https://tidd.ly/3ZavV4F

⏰ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Moving forward and a big decision I made
1:10 Plans for the week in the studio
2:30 Art books from Christmas
5:19 Art supply gifts
16:23 A quick studio tour
19:50 Favorite oil paint brands, what I want to try next, and beginner recommendations
23:39 Still life oil study

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