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.
6 comments:
What I would like to see is for you to do this portrait again, now, two years later and see what you can do.
I have an image that I paint every 5 years. I've kept each one and sometimes I get them out and look at them for comparison to see how my work has evolved. I can't say it's always improvement so much as refinement. Not sure it that makes sense. It's a good exercise in that it truly helps me to see where I've been and where I'm going.
Okay, I will.
When I found this one again, I was stunned that (to me) it looked so good and the other looked so bad. I should have kept on practicing those portraita!. And I did this painting after our trip to Hawaii and all the glow of the trip was still with me and I think that is also reflected in her.
...I love this cute face!! They eyes are just beautiful...
What a lovely young lady! You did a super job---love the colors and, I agree with Kelly, the eyes are beautiful~~
Teri, this is adorable! Great portrait!
Laure, cool idea to keep re-doing the same image over time.
Kathy: Welcome aboard! I've missed you.
This is a lovely portrait. I'm glad you found it and posted it. I've been pleasantly surprised a few times to find some of my work from years passed.... surprise treasures.
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