I have been working on this painting for a while now painting a little here and there when i can. It is larger than i have painted in a while. I am not really sure how i feel about this painting. I feel like i say that a lot lately. I love being able to paint everyday now. In a way its like playing a musical instrument. You have to practice everyday. Only on this blog i am showing who ever wants to see what i am doing. Those practices whether they are good or bad are for all to see. These paintings are like stepping stones, one painting leading to the next hopefully teaching me something and helping me to improve and sometimes you can't take it personally. You have to throw it up there and critique it and move on to the next one. You have to be able to take the bad with the good. I like the reflection of the pitcher in the mirror. I don't exactly love the cloth. It is actually my sons t-shirt. I am hoping to get some oil paints soon so i can try that out for a while and see if i like that better.
The lesson i have learned with this painting is that i have remembered that color is very important to me. Besides composition it is probably what keeps me interested in a painting. When i use acrylics i don't feel like the color is there so i get frustrated and maybe bored. I don't paint abstract. obviously. So color is my statement. I love to show the color and beauy in these everyday objects that surround us. I had forgotten that and i feel as though i have gotten lost in details and i think that is why i have been so frustrated. I can't say that my paintings are going to be different now but hopefully i can work on this. That is what is so great about painting everyday. I have a lot more practicing to do!!
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