Tag: art process
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Losing the Plot
Being too set on how you want your painting to be can stymie creativity and change your mood from inspired to in trouble.
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Purpose, Practice and Play
Purpose, practice and play? Making art for exhibitions, practicing what you’re learning and playing, because you can, it’s fun and it’s often fruitful!
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Back to Basics
We all itch to “get right into” the exciting things we want to do, but going back to basics can, as this example highlights, provide you with new insight and a more rewarding experience overall.
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Abstract Ideas
Abstracting ideas and creating something new is an adventure in art, one that has many twists and turns and may, in fact, never end!
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Resurfacing – The art Goes On
There’s a newfound drawing confidence. Subjects that were previously unenticing now seem interesting and invite exploration.
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Get Positive, Throw Caution to the Wind
“Going with the flow” can be scary, but it can also take you and your art on some wonderful journeys.
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Who Moved the Goal Posts?
When is creative work finished? It’s a question that is almost as frustrating as asking what the meaning of life is!
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When “It” Strikes You Down
How to carry on your art regardless. You’re struck down by illness, feeling weak, but the mind is willing.
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Start Strong and Follow Your Intuition
Enthusiasm is usually pretty high when beginning new work. That was the case with this painting. Let’s see what happened along the way and what seems to have eventuated.