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:
That' so effective. Did you seal the wood first or was it straight onto the bare surface?
What an interesting idea! Your choice of natural objects suits this very well!
beautifully different idea...
Thanks for the positive response! As far as sealing, the wood says it is laminated and factory sanded, but the surface is pretty dry. I painted a layer of acrylic gesso beneath the paint, but otherwise didn't do anything.
This brings back memories of when I used to paint on bits of driftwood / bark / even old saws. I often covered my surface with acrylic matte varnish before starting. What you did worked just fine. Beautiful detail on both the pebbles and the feathers.
How simple and stunning.
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