Let’s Get Back to Blogging
I apologise to all who were enjoying my blog. I didn’t realize anyone was following it and thus it took a very low degree of importance in “stuff to get done”. So I am thrilled to know people are reading and learning from me!!
I thought today I would write to the tremendous and overwhelming task of getting to the end result while staring at a blank canvas. It seems an extremely daunting task. I know it is for me so for all you new people it is probably the major “block” you encounter.
First, I know when I teach I am constantly saying, “This is not the finished product, Let’s just get something on this canvas to play with”. I know you have heard me say this. To expect our paint and brushes to arrive at a masterpiece at the first sitting is not possible. It takes many layers. A wonderful artist by the name of Helen Van Wyck had a wonderful quote that I just love and it is “Layers of paint are layers of thought.”
First we must have the inspiration and sketch it on, next, as I usually do, do a tonal composition,next comes the color and then finally the details, darken shadows and lighten lights etc. So right there are four layers of paint and thought.
If we all would take more time to think and paint and not be quite so worried about getting “done and hung” our work would be so much better.
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