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litka — Foggy Spring Morning in Lark Street
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Published: 2018-03-15 14:32:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 452; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 13
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18x24" 45x60cm acrylic on hardboardWell, that was a rather long and unexpected break in painting. I had put aside my paint brushes just before the holidays, and only now have I found the motivation to pick them up again. And now, simply because it's been so long, and the last picture I painted was a winter scene, and winter's behind us now. With a thousand paintings in the basement I've come to believe that if there's not my masterpiece among them, there ain't going to be one. While painting this, I came to the realization that I'm going to have to find something new to say, and a different way of saying it in my paintings, if I'm going to continue to paint. I don't know what I want to say, so I don't know how I want to paint. Don't expect too many paintings for a while. Still, I've another story underway, so I'm keeping creative. Which is all I want.
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Terrific scene and honest reflection. I’d say it’s time to be brave enough to make some mistakes and learn from them.
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Thank you for thoughts. The different ways I've explored to paint all end up feeling like "art projects" which feel like work, rather than an authentic expression of what I have to say, which is fun. At the moment I feel like I'm just repeating myself, so I need to find something new to say -- and hopefully an interesting way to say it. Ah, but what?
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I know what you mean. I tired of long projects that started with an idea that I loved at the start, but somehow turned into labour along the way. So I began making small ‘throw-away’ experimental paintings as a way of honing my craft, and some of these have taken on a life of their own. It's more fun if I can finish a project in a day, and I probably learn just as much as I do in a long project, if not more, because I’m more willing to push the boundaries.
Good luck with your own journey.
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I would not try to completely change my painting style....just keep pushing that envelope a little farther on......
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That's one option. I was thinking of pushing my impressions of scenes to just suggestions of scenes. This is half way there.
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Glad your written creativity is going on!!!....Don't worry about the painting....You never know what may suddenly spring into your mind....or your fingers!!!
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Thanks. As long as I'm doing something, I'm happy. The hours, and the days, fly by...
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Almost. I started with this scene, then decided to paint it so vague as just to just suggest that there was something in the light, but ended up with a slightly more abstract version of the scene again. Still, I'll take what I get.
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