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Monday, March 5, 2012
On the Studio Floor Right Now
I've been aching to paint bigger lately since I've been doing so many little canvases since last fall. I pulled down a 16 x 20 that I wasn't happy with and decided to cover it with big brushstrokes of a magenta shade and was hoping to just see where it would take me. One of my struggles as an artist is painting freely. I often think way too much while I'm painting and thinking often gets me stuck wondering what to do next. I just want to "go with the flow!" Well as I was letting myself paint big magenta strokes I started make loose shapes and it sort of took on the beginnings of a girl. Hmmmm...I've always wanted to paint girls but hesitate because of my inexperience painting people. After I saw the face and neck taking a bit of shape I had the feeling that I wanted her face to be framed with flowers so I got out one of my stencil sheets and put down some light blue flowers.
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Then today I added some teal and yellow ones as well. As you can see, I just haven't taken the leap into drawing her facial features yet. Something is holding me back. Not sure if it's fear of doing it "right" or if I just need to see if that's really what wants to be created here. What do you think? Any tips for me on the face or should I not even do a face? I'd love to hear what you think of it so far and where YOU would go next.
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Love the idea of the flower hair :) What you should try if you are hesitant, is to sketch several faces the correct size on paper 1st & when you find one that you like, transfer the drawing onto your canvas.Go for it, you can always cover with paint!
ReplyDeletethis looks awesome! just take a deep breath and go for it!! you can always paint over it if you dont like it...its just paint :). Just make her your own girlie.....unlike any others that are out there...you can do it!!!!
ReplyDeleteI was going to suggest doing it on paper first and then onto your canvas. Have you ever done faces before? If not, definitely do it on paper first.
ReplyDeleteThanks you two! You are giving me the confidence and PUSH I need instead of hesitating and over-thinking. I think I will practice on sketch paper first though. I would love it, Kelley, if I could make my "own" girlie that was something that was distinguishable as something I created!
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it's gonna be great jill. reminding me of kelly barton. if it makes you feel better, sketch it on paper first then transfer it. you'll do fine though. i know you will.
ReplyDeleteI say leap right into it! (but, you know I'm not a painter) What's the worse that can happen - you don't like it and paint over it? Do you know how many pictures I actually take in order to get the few that I do put on my blog? (during a 4 hour outing last weekend I shot 300 photos - and will only keep about 10-15%) So, I say go for it! xoxo
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