Yesterday's Finished Project
Almost forgot to post it! Enjoy! (A good camera helps so much!)
I temporarily named it "In The Poppies" but if you think of something else, please comment! I'd love to hear!
To see the process, view this post: http://fancythepaint.blogspot.com/2011/06/starting-something-new.html
Starting a new painting this weekend! Watch for the progress post Monday!
In the meantime . . .
This is a "demo" or sorts that I recorded when I was a sophomore in high school. This piece was part of my 50-50 show--that's why it is so small! I think i'll record a better one sooner than later, but it is still very fun to see--even for me. My process is nearly the same now as it was 3-4 years ago when I recorded this, but I like to think my technique has improved hehe. It's a long video, so fast forward if you would like, or take a seat and enjoy!
Never is the process of painting perfect (for me.) Sometimes however, I find that my end result, my finished art work, is perfect to me. I see many flaws in my own work even when the piece is finished, but these flaws are what make it perfect to me. The flaws are the lessons learned. I have been *mostly* self-taught as an artist, always aspiring to paint better and better. I really feel strongly about the idea that practice makes "your perfect." When I did my 50-50 show, I saw a tremendous difference from my #1 piece to my #50 piece. In my 20-20 show, I saw even more improvement. I am hoping this summer I will see a great improvement as well. It's not that I am learning new things (there are really only so many "rules" one can learn for oil painting), but it is that I am learning to better apply the things I know. I found this little "4 Part Question and Answer [to a better painting]" and couldn't think of anything else more accurate to "check" a piece of artwork.
Also, just thought this was fun:
Brush up on our vocabulary should we?
These are GREAT definitions.
When I haven't been at my easel for a while, I always come back starting simple. This is the beginning of my "warm-up" painting. It's 16x20. Painting all day so it should be done later this evening! :) Watch for the post! (Also watch for progress on this post.) Pardon the poor quality images taken from my phone.
Tomorrow when the sun is out I will take a better picture (not from my phone, but from my good camera.)
So fun! I am very happy with the result. Good, solid day of painting.
This (below) is also something I usually won't show, but I do think as an artist you can learn a lot from comparing. Even though my canvas is entirely covered, I'm not considering this piece done quite yet. I will set it up for a few days and make a list of thing to correct. It always helps to come back with a fresh eye. :) (again, sorry for the poor quality image!)
