This started out as a monoprint , acrylic on glass, looking in the mirror. I liked the texture and that all the paint came off the glass, but not the lack of strong values, I think due to the extender. I added violets , another dab of green , then dabs of orange , more brush strokes and it evolved to more of a painting. While dabbing colors I stopped looking in the mirror and played more with the color values and surface texture.The 100 Paintings In a Year Challenge is intended for artists that are dedicated to the growth and development of their style as well as their artistic voice. The challenge also provides a means for overcoming areas in need of improvement.
The paintings should be a mix of small, medium and large pieces, some sketches, plein aire, and studio work; work from life as well as from photos. The variety is meant to push the artist out of any rut, to provide ample opportunity to create no matter what other time obligations are going on, and to challenge the artist if they do not create in one of these categories. The work can be done in any medium, but it is strongly advised that the artist consider choosing one medium in which to do the Challenge as this will help facilitate faster growth than trying to master multiple mediums.
DO NOT JUDGE the artwork! When a piece is complete, set it aside and move to the next piece of work. Learning to suspend judgement of our work is a major step forward in the development our skills.
Once committed, the expectation is that the artist will fully participate in the blog by posting on a regular basis as well as leaving encouraging comments of others' artwork through comments.
The challenge may be started at any time.
5 comments:
This process sounds so interesting, Liz. I know next to nothing about printmaking steps, so am learning some from you. From what I can see the colors are lively and interesting... I would like to look more closely--can you post a larger version ? (Only if you want to though--you'll have to sign in again and then "edit" this post to do so).
The woman in the print is you, yes?
Yes, it started out as me. I used my phone camera and email to post it, I will redo it. It is fun to repaint the ghost image on the plate and print again, each is a variation.
Sent by your phone!! Amazing!!
Love this. I've always been a big fan of lots of color :)
I am excited that you started painting on top of your monoprints! I love process that combines chance and precision; can lead to very cool result. I am excited to see the larger post.
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