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The Great December Burnout: January Update
The 2024 GDB proper was one of the worst I've ever had. And I bought a Mustang.
victorysmithart
Jan 24
The Great December Burnout of 2024
The Great December Burnout of 2024 will not be televised.
victorysmithart
Dec 19, 2024
You wouldn't believe it. I found the horses.
I've been traveling a lot for work the past month and I had to go to the local hellhole towns across the state. I got to drive the Oregon...
victorysmithart
May 1, 2024
When Being from Wyoming isn't Enough
You all want western? You want animals? You want me to include the horses on the wild horse ranch in the county that weren't f**king there?
victorysmithart
Apr 1, 2024
About asking for critiques from internet strangers
You need a tough skin as the day goes on and the comments become increasingly deranged, but most of the time there's really solid advice.
victorysmithart
Mar 26, 2024
Daydreaming
When I'm stressed my mind ends up taking me to the bottom of the ocean to chill out.
victorysmithart
Mar 16, 2024
Wood's Landing
It was the start of the Pandemic and I had just started working from home. I loved it. I loved the isolation and the quiet. I loved...
victorysmithart
Mar 16, 2024
Vedauwoo - A nightmare of a drive
I lovingly call this painting "Oh Shit ohshitohshitohshit" because that storm was headed directly towards me. Let me tell you a story....
victorysmithart
Mar 16, 2024
The view from Walmart
Laramie, Wyoming is in a valley, snuggled right up next to the Interstate 80 summit. From the Laramie side, the mountain seems like a...
victorysmithart
Mar 16, 2024
Impending Doom
Daine and I were coming home from Sheridan and heard there was a bit of rain in Laramie.
victorysmithart
Mar 16, 2024
During the Fire, a painting of Yellowstone’s East Gate area
Yellowstone is so uniquely majestic that you can't take too many artistic liberties.
victorysmithart
Mar 16, 2024
I'm officially an entrepreneur now.
I finally formed an LLC
victorysmithart
Mar 14, 2024
I finally encountered warped stretchers.
I simply do not have the space, time, confidence, or dedication to my work to restretch these canvases.
victorysmithart
Mar 5, 2024
About my “business”: a rant
So no, I'm not a starving artist. I'm an economically strangled one.
victorysmithart
Jan 10, 2024
Thus Begins the Great Annual December Burnout of 2023
It is December 22nd. I do not sleep for the next 10 days. I have taken inventory of my supplies and found them wanting. I have counted...
victorysmithart
Dec 22, 2023
Return of the Stairway Portraiture Part 1
Picture it: Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2008. Leap day. Your parents buy their first home in the wake of the Great Recession. You're a precious...
victorysmithart
Dec 19, 2023
The great Annual December Burnout: 2023
Every year between December 20th and January 2nd, I paint every single idea I've had all year.
victorysmithart
Dec 8, 2023
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