Painting for the love of it!
I was hooked the first time I sketched my hand in an adult art class. So simple, but it opened a whole new world - edges have such beautiful shapes! When I added shading, I noticed the full range of light and dark on everything. Then I moved on to paint and suddenly found there are actually thousands of colours! Well, who would have guessed just seeing could be so complex?
I paint because I want to explore what I see - to express my vision and give the image that meaning. As I add skills and new media, the possibilities increase. Which medium would work? What colours are needed? What style and techniques match my intent? What to emphasize and what is the background to support the intent?
Beyond the physical appearance of the topic, but more often now it is the concept or philosophy that I want the painting to show. “Concept” is becoming more interesting to me than subject matter. Is it an attitude, an opinion, a concern, a joke, a viewpoint? That focus then reflects back into my sketches, watercolours and acrylics, and back into the seeing. A sunset is never ‘just another sunset’ any more.
I paint because I want to explore what I see - to express my vision and give the image that meaning. As I add skills and new media, the possibilities increase. Which medium would work? What colours are needed? What style and techniques match my intent? What to emphasize and what is the background to support the intent?
Beyond the physical appearance of the topic, but more often now it is the concept or philosophy that I want the painting to show. “Concept” is becoming more interesting to me than subject matter. Is it an attitude, an opinion, a concern, a joke, a viewpoint? That focus then reflects back into my sketches, watercolours and acrylics, and back into the seeing. A sunset is never ‘just another sunset’ any more.