Stop motion videos let you see my layering process. It also changes the way I paint: stepping away from the painting becomes a necessity. I use older digital cameras and generally shoot 5,000 to 10,000 pictures depending on the project. It’s an antiquated process that leads to imperfect results, so you know: art.

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Paintbrushes in jars of water next to containers of paint.
A paintbrush saturated with purple paint being held above an artist's palette.
A digital camera with a display showing the subject of 4 in-progress paintings.

The above video is 5,892 individual images stitched together.