Journal

Kingfisher No. 01 hand-signed art print by Paintranger, a realistically painted kingfisher sitting on a white skull over a pink wash, from the Cross Style series

Cross Style: Why Not Everything I Paint Is Cand...

There is a second shelf in the shop now. Cross Style is where the work goes that does not speak Candy Decay: bird studies, older pieces, and whatever comes out...

Cross Style: Why Not Everything I Paint Is Cand...

There is a second shelf in the shop now. Cross Style is where the work goes that does not speak Candy Decay: bird studies, older pieces, and whatever comes out...

Until the Lights Go Out hand-signed art print by Paintranger, a skeleton flamingo celebrating with cake, balloons and a small blue bear in a top hat on a hot pink background

Until the Lights Go Out: Life Is a Limited Edition

A flamingo skeleton throws itself a party with cake, balloons and a small bear in a top hat. There is a sign in the painting that says life is a...

Until the Lights Go Out: Life Is a Limited Edition

A flamingo skeleton throws itself a party with cake, balloons and a small bear in a top hat. There is a sign in the painting that says life is a...

Hexes hand-signed art print by Paintranger, a kawaii goth witch room with a black cat in a pointed hat stirring a green cauldron, painted in bright pink Candy Decay colors

Hexes: The Story Behind My Kawaii Goth Witch Pa...

Hexes is not a portrait of a witch. It is her entire room, painted at 21 by 21 centimeters, with a black cat running the cauldron and a second cat...

Hexes: The Story Behind My Kawaii Goth Witch Pa...

Hexes is not a portrait of a witch. It is her entire room, painted at 21 by 21 centimeters, with a black cat running the cauldron and a second cat...

Expressive strawberry tarte oil painting from the Food Studies series by Paintranger

Why Rough Painting Can Still Be Good Art

Why can a rough painting still feel convincing? Using Strawberry Tarte No. 06 as an example, I break down intention, contrast, selective detail, repetition and confident brushwork — and why...

Why Rough Painting Can Still Be Good Art

Why can a rough painting still feel convincing? Using Strawberry Tarte No. 06 as an example, I break down intention, contrast, selective detail, repetition and confident brushwork — and why...

Watermelon No. 03 Food Study, a small square oil painting of watermelon slices on a neon pink background by Paintranger, kitchen art

Kitchen Art: Why Small Food Paintings Belong Wh...

Why food paintings have lived near kitchens for 400 years, how to hang small art where steam and sunlight are, and the Food Studies originals and hand-signed prints I painted...

Kitchen Art: Why Small Food Paintings Belong Wh...

Why food paintings have lived near kitchens for 400 years, how to hang small art where steam and sunlight are, and the Food Studies originals and hand-signed prints I painted...

Food Studies oil paintings by Paintranger with strawberries, avocado and watermelon

Small Paintings, Slow Paint: Making the Food St...

A look behind the Food Studies: why I paint them in oils, why fresh originals need around six weeks before shipping, and how each piece is finished with a protective...

Small Paintings, Slow Paint: Making the Food St...

A look behind the Food Studies: why I paint them in oils, why fresh originals need around six weeks before shipping, and how each piece is finished with a protective...