Time limits can be good for you. I got interested in the work of the 'daily painters' a while back and decided I'd give it a go. Of course that lasted less than a week but to begin with at least I set myself a time limit of 1 hour with the result that there was no time to fiddle about with details. I produced quite a few paintings and told myself that they were time limited paintings rather than daily paintings. Some of the results were better than others but it was more about the act of painting quick and loose than the resulting pictures anyway. It all helps to inform future work whatever.
Mike
There's a rather brilliant drawing here - the first b/w sketch is a composition I'd yearn for. I wonder if it would be worth making a drawing to this standard and then introducing a splash of local colour to selected areas. It seems when you go for the watercolour as an end, it could go either abstract or realism - either would be valid a result. I get the idea that your drawings are leaning very much toward the real end of the spectrum and I think this direction holds much of interest for you (and 'us').
lots of life and again, gorgeous colours and patterns.
Got to agree with the young'un here.now come on! take a step back and see the wonderfulness of those lily pads, full of shapes and interest and positively sundrenched, a very interesting picture with the yellowlegseseses feeding somewhere you may not expect.
now come on! take a step back and see the wonderfulness of those lily pads, full of shapes and interest and positively sundrenched, a very interesting picture with the yellowlegseseses feeding somewhere you may not expect.
I know just what you mean, and tho you may tomorrow say, just fine, I'll bet it won't exactly be what you had as your vision of it, from my point of view, and the 100 I did, if you just keep painting paintings that are fine or OK you will get to where your vision is or at least closer now and then. Each one will teach you, staying humble the learning is quicker, I think I got better when I just gave up and let the watercolor have it's way....also less is more with wc.But once again watercolor made me humble!
I was quite amused by this statement. The first thing that struck me when I looked through your thread was how bold and full of life your work isHi Tim,
I think I'd be happy to do the same with my paintings, but just don't have the skills right now. And I do fear creating lifeless, but realistic, paintings. So I struggle along trying to find what seems right in painting. I think maybe your idea of doing a drawing similar to some of the sketches and then adding a bit of watercolor is a good one.