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Quantity over Quality
Sounds odd doesn't it?! Quantity over quality………
The purpose for quantity over quality is because most of us strive to paint a quality painting each time we touch brush to paper. We sometimes get too caught up in the quality of our paintings and don't finish them for a myriad of reasons including "it's not good enough," "it doesn't look right," and "it looks nothing like I thought it would."
By focusing on quantity, we set aside the search for perfection and begin to paint for the practice of it, to learn what works, what doesn't and to keep going - no matter how good or how poorly a painting is turning out.
Giving/Receiving Encouragement
One of the things that can help us to grow quickly is encouraging comments - it keeps us motivated to continue painting. We are often “too close” to our own work and someone else, with more distance, can easily see areas to be improved.
Giving Encouragment:
• Be positive and upbeat!
• Use constructive criticism if you offer a critique.
• Be specific about what works well and why OR what does not work well and why.
• Re-read your comments BEFORE posting to make sure they say what you want them say!
• Be kind and courteous.
• Consider that you may not know what the artist’s “vision” is for a particular piece of artwork.
Receiving Encouragement:
• Try it on for size - if it fits, great. If not, disregard the comment(s).
• Take the comment in the spirit it was given - to be helpful.
• Do not fire off a comment in anger or hurt.
• Do not retaliate by being hurtful in your comments back to someone who has hurt you.
If you feel someone is being unfair on a repeated basis, contact me directly so that we can discuss it off-line.
PLEASE NOTE: As moderator of this blog, I reserved the right to delete any and all comments and/or posts offensive or harmful to other participants. This includes excessive negativity. I reserve the right to remove a participant from the blog if offensive behaviors persist after a written warning is issued. All decisions will be final and not open for discussion.
If you would like to receive encouraging comments on
yourartwork, leave encouraging comments for others!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
# 49 & 50 Orchids in a teak forest!
Our wonderful holiday in Thailand ended with a visit to the bridge on the river Kwai in Kanchanabura....yes the same one which was a major movie with Alec Guinness!!! I will paint a picture of the bridge soon! We stayed in beautiful resort which was on the river itself and built in a teak plantation. It was beautifully done as the rooms were actually single roomed cottages interspersed between the trees, covered in flowering orchids of all colours. The landscaping followed the natural flow of the land and had little ponds and wooden bridges!
These two pictures were painted in my sketch book and were really quick sketches. I enjoyed being able to paint plein aire! Neither took more than an hour! I am also celebrating with the last picture as it marks the halfway mark for my challenge!!!! It has been an amazing experience, as I never really thought I would get here!
The pencil sketch was an experiment as I had left my paints behind, but I thought I would post it anyway! I don't use pencil a lot, but this turned out quite well!
• This blog is dedicated to artistic improvement. It is a venue for the committed artist to receive ENCOURAGEMENT while taking on the 100 Painting Challenge.
• It is a place to discuss struggles with the challenge.
• It is a place to celebrate milestones, accomplishments and breakthroughs.
• It is a place to offer encouragement to others.
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• It is NOT a place to share negativity or any off-topic subject. This is an art blog.
• It is NOT a place to lurk. The expectation is that each artist will be posting at least 4 paintings a month, one per post.
• A painting may only be posted once.
• The painting should be posted on this blog and not direct participants to another link.
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• Up to two paintings may be posted by each artists for critiques and feedback each month.
About the Challenge
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.
4 comments:
Congratulations on your 50th! I love seeing the beautiful scenes you get to see in your part of the world. Both of these turned out wonderfully
Each one is so beautiful Brinda! Orchids make a wonderful subject.
...love all the greens and color in the first. So welcoming...and warm!
Brinda-
I like these, and what a beautiful setting!
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