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Jan 1, 2020
Media: Acrylic paint on a stretched canvas
Size: 9x12 in
Often with painting I set up challenges. The thought was if I paint the same thing everyday, I will improve. First of all I got bored after about 10 days. I changed colors and techniques. Second I couldn’t do a painting a day. I had other things to do! And didn’t want to have a gazillion unfinished paintings, so I allowed myself as much time as I wanted. When I was done with my self-imposed contest and saw all the paintings together and in order, I was surprised I did not see improvement. What I did see was variety with colors and different approaches. That’s not what I expected, but it made me happy. Often with painting I set up challenges. The thought was if I paint the same thing everyday, I will improve. First of all I got bored after about 10 days. I changed colors and techniques. Second I couldn’t do a painting a day. I had other things to do! And didn’t want to have a gazillion unfinished paintings, so I allowed myself as much time as I wanted. When I was done with my self-imposed contest and saw all the paintings together and in order, I was surprised I did not see improvement. What I did see was variety with colors and different approaches. That’s not what I expected, but it made me happy. |
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