Visual Studio Journal by Jill Dimond - TheThrivingWild https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal Works in progress, finished paintings, experiments and things I'm currently working on. en-us 2026-09-12 13:21:37 UTC 2026-09-12 19:52:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/svg/1f3a8.svg Short-eared owl video jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045637276 Happy days when you get to paint some lovely oily brushstrokes on a short-eared owl 🦉❤️ Work in progress.

Oils on 8x8” cradled board.

]]> 2026-09-12 15:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045637276 Finished artwork - short-eared owl jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045641725 The finished short-eared owl painting! Yay! A teeny-tiny painting (for me), and a bit of a joyful exploration of brushstrokes. So much fun! 🦉❤️

Short-eared owl. Oils on 8x8” cradled board.

]]> 2026-09-12 15:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045641725 Young peregrine - work in progress jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045656364 Working on a lovely juvenile peregrine. Really enjoying the “brushy”-ness of it so far! We’ll see how it turns out!

Juvenile peregrine falcon, oils on 10x10” cradled board.

]]> 2026-09-12 16:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045656364 Finished artwork - juvenile peregrine falcon jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045661175 Here it is - the finished peregrine falcon painting! Yay! This little fella ended up being more challenging than I had anticipated, and I made a fair few alterations as he progressed - but we got there eventually, and I forgive him everything!! 😂 What a handsome bird ❤️

Juvenile peregrine falcon, oils on 10x10” cradled board.

]]> 2026-09-12 16:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045661175 Finished artwork - cat skull jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045667263 After getting a new brand of oil paints, I thought I’d take the pressure off and paint something a bit different. And it turns out it was ridiculously enjoyable - so I suspect more “cabinet of curiosity” type paintings might be on the cards in the future!! Great to try something new ✨

Cat skull #1, oils on 6x6” cradled board

]]> 2026-09-12 16:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045667263 Buzzard - work in progress jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045671591 There’s a new one on the easel! The very beginnings of a common buzzard portrait. ❤️ After giving up on my last buzzard painting (I chose a board that was far too small for a full body buzzard 😣 Silly me!), I’m super excited to see how this one turns out!

Common buzzard (buteo buteo), oils on 12x12” cradled board

]]> 2026-09-12 16:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045671591 Buzzard - work in progress jilldimond https://padlet.com/jilldimond/visualstudiojournal/wish/4045674034 A bit of progress on this lovely buzzard! ❤️ I’m planning on painting lots of thin layers on this one, so it may take a while as each layer needs to be dry before the next is applied - and oils are slow at drying!! We’ll get there though 😁

Common buzzard, oils on 12x12” cradled board

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