Winona Nelson

In Memoriam – My Father, Ralph T. Nelson

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, July 3rd, 2021

I’ve been traveling for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, to see my family...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, June 5th, 2021

Today I thought I’d share a selection of my digitally painted faces at full zoom…...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, May 8th, 2021

This is simply a post of total admiration for a work of art I was unaware of until last night: The...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, April 10th, 2021

Like many artists, I collect folders of inspiring art from around the internet. I want to take a...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Friday, March 12th, 2021

I often listen to self-help or nonfiction audiobooks while I do housework, and in many of them...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, February 13th, 2021

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve been having a time the past few weeks… or the...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, January 16th, 2021

Back in 2017, I attended a working art retreat with friends. I was working in games, so my day job...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, December 19th, 2020

In my time working as an illustrator in gaming and as a concept artist in video games, I’ve...

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, November 21st, 2020

I am in love with hair. All kinds of hair—straight and long, short and spiky, curly and huge,...

elise brink on Varnishing Your PaintingsAny polyurethane is the painting conservators nightmare. Please never us it on your painting unless you don't care if your painting's last.
Sam on Artist Spotlight: Eyvind EarleAwesome spotlight Scott! I've been a huge Eyvind Earle fan almost my whole life. Really cool to see this post today, because I just got one of his hug…
Aaron on David Petersen’s The Owlhen CaregiverThanks for posting this Corey. Amazing work. I love that last panel on the bottom page with all things in silhouette in the background as he sets off…
Meg on It’s Not You, It’s the SystemI totally relate to brush cleaning, and as a not-at-all-personal suggestion ;) I use brush dip from Geneva. It absolutely changed my painting habits,…
Ryan Van Eyk on Fresh PerspectivesHi David, What an absolutely amazing perspective on well, perspective. I have never heard of the swinging lens before. Thank you so much for this deep…