Saturday, August 25, 2012

Determined-Personal-Prove It To Myself Paintings


 I took a class from a visiting artist here in our area.  She was pretty well known.  To make a long story short...It wasn't a real positive experience for me.  Actually it was quite painful.  I was left feeling like I was unable to do anything.  But I'll say it was more a personal learning experience than anything.

She had these  black and white photos on the table that were somewhat abstracted...(the intense contrast was zoomed)...but me....I had to find every little detail in them I could.  I now know that's just how I am.  I accept that.  I actually have another one that I haven't even worked on yet.  These, even though they were suppose to be quick and done in class quickly, came home with me for detail...I am DETERMINED THAT I WILL GET IT RIGHT!  Everyone else in the class was able to finish a good looking painting quickly.  I realize ...for me it's a process of layering and correcting.  I don't have the ability to get it perfect the first time around.

The top one after working on it more at home I came to the realization it was just plain boring...who cares if a girl is standing there staring into space...looking beyond a painting at the museum...so I changed it up and tried to make it "odd".  I'm hoping you ask yourself if she's leaving an office and that is a window with someone working...or ...is it a painting...is it a doorway...or a mirror...why is the room off kilter???? The painting may not ever work...but it was a personal challenge to do what I could with it.

The other one is the same way...these are things that will never ever sell...but I'm determined to do the best I can with them.  The second one is a group from out west..Aaron Kayce...Goldest Egg...I'm still working on getting the faces right.  I want this to be very contemporary in the end.  I see music notes with the hands and feet...and when I'm done I hope that comes through....I'll post it when I'm closer to being done....

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