I usually try to paint as lifelike or real looking scenes as I can manage.
This makes it hard to get the paintings looking just right, but when I do succeed in some form I just find it exhilarating.
The pressure I put on myself to paint something good almost always ends up getting me disappointed with the actual result though.
I seem to think I’m a better painter than I actually am when I sit down to paint.
I then often get disheartened when I finish up the painting, not being happy with it at all, and leave it there for a little while.
When I come back though, I almost always find it looking better than I originally thought when leaving it.
This gives me back some confidence, which again sets me up for the following process with my next painting.
Anyway, in my last session I decided to give myself some slack, not worrying about things looking real.
I just wanted to be creative, doing something new and shake it up a bit.
So I made a very “not-lifelike” painting with two people walking in a colourful park, dabbing some paint on with a palette knife.
It felt good to not be so self-critical in the painting process. I don’t think it ended up as a very good painting, but I don’t feel it was that bad either.
Just somthing different…
I like it, feels very vibrant and free, refreshing ! Happy New Year !
Thank you!😃 Happy new year to you to!☺
I love this painting, I too find if I don’t think too much about what I’m painting it flows easier. Less pressure on yourself and more beautiful paintings like this one.
Thank you, Elaine! It sure feels nice to let the troubles go from time to time ☺ With this one I decided to not care at all about how it ended up ☺
And it ended up perfect 👌🏽
Cool!!! This free style looks great!
Thank you, Carsten!😃 I’m very glad you like it ☺
It is awesome and a way ou should think about. You are welcome.
I love it. So fresh and brave, full of spirit and energy. I like your self – analysis. “the unexamined life is a life unlived” Aristotle.
Thank you, Anna ☺ I really like exploring new mediums and styles at the moment. So much so that I find it hard to choose my «true medium» these days ☺
Just lovely!
Thank you!☺ This was a new experience for me, so I’m glad you like it ☺
sometimes just not thinking at all at what you want to create/in the process of doing makes the best results!
It sure seems like it sometimes, yes ☺ That’s why I love painting. You never know what’s going to happen ☺