I’m relearning and investigating my art.
I am beginning to create.
Saturday Seth and I spent the day at the Black Swamp Arts Festival in Bowling Green with Brenda and her family (Brenda’s website).They are wonderful people, and Brenda is a talented artist. It was wonderful to talk about art and producing art, and how to get inspired. It gave me some confidence and a little push. Getting started again is very challenging and after today, I realize it might take a bit to find what I am comfortable with and how I want to create. So far, I feel like I am relearning even the simple things like how to use color and tools. It’s encouraging however, that I realize when something is wrong and is not what it should be. Hopefully I have the ability to improve quickly and get myself back to my previous skills. I don’t want to get back in the same direction conceptually because I want everything to be relavent to me now, just technically. Remembering that I don’t need to start out making show-quality, highly conceptual pieces of work is key. Simple simple simple. Have fun… enjoy the materials, textures, and process. Do it for myself.
I broke out the oil paint. It has been over a year, at least, since I have used oils. It felt wonderful. I found myself making mistakes, but I know that they are mistake. Getting the right colors, line and technique varietion, and tone. It feels good to play.
This was an unusual way to paint a study for me. Usually, I go full on color as a first and last coat, working my way through the subject using plains of color. This time, I was very light with color and detail, then went back through putting darks and lights and a few more details. I don’t think this is very successful as a piece but it has been a good start. More to come… I promise.
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Looks great! I hope you are still having fun. The last week has been a roller coaster of busy- I will catch up soon!