I've been in touch recently with a good friend of mine who is also an amazing artist.  He's inspired me to get back to work on some finished oil paintings.  Yesterday, I toned a bunch of panels and a new canvas.  I've been too lazy about painting lately and I really am feeling inspired now to make some new paintings.  I want to do some portraits of my friends and family specifically.  
  I've still been sketching a lot recently, but I miss oil painting so much.  I'm feeling more myself again lately and I owe everything to my friends.  You have to have friends in life to make it through.

Current Full Oil Painting Palette:
 - Silver White
 - Naples Yellow
 - Lemon Yellow
 - Chrome Yellow Light 
 - Chrome Yellow Deep
 - Cadmium Orange
 - Yellow Ochre
 - Raw Sienna
 - Cadmium Red Light
 - Vermillion
 - Rose Madder
 - Alizarin Crimson
 - Brun Rouge
 - Burnt Sienna
 - Emerald Green
 - Viridian
 - Cobalt Blue
 - Ultramarine Blue
 - Prussian Blue
 - Cobalt Violet
 - Raw Umber
 - Burnt Umber
 - Van Dyke Brown
 - Ivory Black

  I picked up my old sketchbook tonight and started doing some new sketches in it.  It's a sketchbook that my brother gave me back in 2014 as a gift and I have used it off and on since then.  It's funny to see how my inspirations and style has shifted in the past 4 years.  I used to draw really fast, which appears much more sketchy than my current sketches. I also used to draw from my imagination a lot.
  My current sketches are all from life and the world around me.  I still draw pretty quickly, but it's not as wild as my style back in 2014.  It's an interesting comparison and it brought back a lot of memories.  I have some old notes in there also, some made me sad and some made me smile.  I'll start using this sketchbook more often and I used it tonight to draw small portrait sketches of my family.

  Got some time to paint outside as it warmed up a little bit today.  Have a great weekend everyone.

Some small sketches and a window into my life.  Staying busy with my sketchbook.  Doing the best I can as I go through hard times.