Daniel F. Walthall
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Daniel F. Walthall
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He/him. Hi! I love to draw/design stuff (like Axebane's Deck of Many Dungeons). My art is 100% human-made! Addicted to popcorn. Reposts art. #comics #poetry #art
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eventually I'll get motivated to take photos of the 60 some paintings I've made this year, and then it's all over for you folks

your eyes are gonna be DAZZLED and MYSTIFIED and CRYING tears of joy

I will open the rusty doors into my imagination

and let you see
#art
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On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.

I hope you will too.
I love this so so much! To me, it's almost as if each building has a personality, and the whole painting just has such vitality! Beautiful work!!
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A Kerry #painting "Cahersiveen, Main St" I painted because I love right angles. If I’m having a conversation with you, chances are I’m looking over your shoulder, not because you haven’t got lovely eyes but because I love looking at right angles. And streets have loads of them. #ArtYear #SpeirGhoirm
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Let me share a #painting with you. "Goldfinch" I painted for someone's birthday because, well, who doesn't like a goldfinch? Always feels like a treat to see one and some years back we planted a few teasels in the garden to encourage them - it worked. #ArtYear #SpeirGorm #SciArt
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Anyway, have a #painting "Golden Leaves III" is another in the series that came when I had my little American dog here in Dublin, and we would walk looking for autumnal leaves. After jumping into a pile of them she would look at me wondering why I had done that. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm #ForestFriday
I finished three more of the paintings that I already had in progress, and then I did the latest count:

somehow, I have finished 75 paintings in roughly 4 months
Hi Stella, it is always nice to see you :)
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Hi all,

I need to ask for help again. I have some longer-term goals to work toward paying off, and if I want to keep my website active, it's definitely going to be hard to make rent this month. We'd be grateful for any shares and donations. Thank you all so much. ❤️

#helpsky

gofund.me/a0978348
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to every person that somehow has enough extra funds to donate to a local food-bank: thank you, thank you, thank you 😭
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reminder that food is food and if someone is hungry, feed them. don't judge. being food insecure is horrible. some people can't get over the shame of qualifying for assistance. please just be normal about food purchases.
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If you changed just three letters in the word Monday, it would be Friday. Makes you think
very tired, but I managed to finish 12 of my paintings today

I promise I will take some pics soon!!
whoa, the song Medicine by Daughter played and it shattered me

still painting, crying and painting

"you could still be what you want to be
what you said you were
when you met me
you could still be what you want to
what you said you were
when I met you
when you met me"

oh, sweet Rose 😭💕
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I bet some future archeologist is going to be incredibly excited and then overcome with crushing disappointment when they discover all those giant Home Depot skeletons.
finished 5 more of the paintings I had in-progress
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oh, and one really important thing that applies to visual art: if you've picked it up somewhere, you have to discard the assumption that a lot of people have, which is the idea that a very skilled artist never produces a bad painting/drawing

does a very skilled guitarist ever miss a note? YES!
I know it doesn't make any sense, but I swear that's exactly what it feels like

and also, as much as possible, you gotta avoid evaluating your own results WHILE you are doing/practicing your artform

that is to say: do not judge your works while you are in motion, only when you pause
It really does feel, to me, that making good art (not just visual art) comes from doing two things:

spending a decent amount of time learning a bunch of guidelines/techniques/rules for that artform

..then forgetting all that and doing whatever the fuck you want!!

but you gotta do the first thing
okay, enough sorrow for now, LETS FINISH SOME PAINTINGS!! 🎨🖌
how is daniel doing?

he had something to eat, and he's about to paint more!

oh, and they said that "this song is deconstructing me tonight"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBrZ...
Blue Lights
YouTube video by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners - Topic
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it occurs to me that all of us, every single one of us, are trapped within a spiral

🌌

it's the spiral galaxy we live in

haha, motherfuckers!! I guess I can make jokes even when I'm depressed!
"I want a home and I've been waiting so long
I know it's coming sweet, and I'm holding strong
I want a home and I've been waiting so long
I know it's coming sweet, and I'm holding strong

but these blue lights are leadin' me into trouble
with a push right down the hill until I stumble"

-Blue Lights
Finished two of the paintings, then I walked into the woods and sang a song to the trees (I did, it was nice)

Then I fucked up, was a bit rude to someone I love dearly. I made it right, but I fell into a spiral again

I swear I'm trying to get better so bad nowadays

About to force myself to paint