This painting that I'm working on is based on
my drawing of a model holding a wineglass. There's much work to be done, I know, but it's sort of taking on a bit of a life of its own, which can be good. I hope it's going to be a success - right now, it's so wet I can't tell a lot about it and I really won't know 'til it's finished. That's the thing, or one of the things about making art, you just don't know whether a painting is going to be good or not 'til it's done. And there's all that time and effort and emotion - well, I could go on and on - but you probably know what I mean - and it's so discouraging if it's a flop. In that case - and I have a lot of those cases - it's good if there's a lesson in there somewhere so that whatever went wrong doesn't do that again. So next time something else can go wrong, instead! Do I sound negative?
sorry Thanks so much for stopping by!
2 comments:
Like this a lot. In it’s present form, it could be considered finished as a great sketch, or continued to meet goals you alone must establish. This is always the hardest stage for me. It’s so disappointing when taken too far.
Thank you, Anthony. I was reading an article in - I think it was the Artists magazine - about leaving things a little "unfinished" not being a bad thing. To me, unfinished is definitely better.
Post a Comment