Oil painting is hard. It's not like anything else I ever tried.
And yet, there is something there that is worth exploring.
Also, the metric system sucks. Again. 10x10 - and I checked several times that this was inches. And yet, when it arrived, the listing had been changed to cm and the beautiful canvases are tiny!
I've got about two hours each morning while the coffee(s) steeps into my soul and the day can begin. This is a good time to do some art. So I set a timer to try to paint one of these little 4" squares in under two hours.
When I read painting forums, especially reddit, I like to keep track of the problems that stop beginners from becoming amateurs. One of the big ones is, getting lost in the details and not focusing on the larger, more important shapes. I figure this exercise and these alla prima (all in one go) paintings will be a good way to get through this. They are small enough to toss on the fire if I mess up and later, the ones that survive, will be used for a varnishing experiment and possibly later coasters.
Although a secret part of me thinks, wouldn't it be lovely if people wanted mini paintings for their wall and then I could have more money to buy more paint? But I lost yarn to the stress of other's expectations and I don't want painting to go that way. So I paint for me. Not for sale.
ps, her name is gardener. Because I spend most of the summer trying to keep her out of the garden.
1 comment:
Not being a painter, I can't envision the differences in using different kinds of paints. I do understand about coming to terms with the "why" of creating. I think it's hard to make money in the creative arts, so the motivation seems to be longer lasting if it comes from within.
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