New oil painting attempt
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Within 20 minutes , I have 3 coats of the same layer painted onto a canvas board and dried . I think I have now worked out a way of doing oil paintings without the long wait of drying times . Essentially my mixture of turps and oil paint has created more inertia between brush strokes and canvas which allows for a better spread of the paint pigments across the area of the canvas . It also allows for faster drying time because the oil layer is so diluted down to be a thin layer . I am not sure what you call this method but I'd call it The Ghosting Method of oil painting . I should now be able to control the opacity and drying times by the ratio of the paint solution !
Ok , so I have now increased the density of the solution by adding a bit more oil paint to the solution . This has improved the opacity and depth of the solution . I am looking for a critical balance between inertia and glide , opacity and translucent , drying and hanging wet .
At the moment I am still in control of the drying times !
At the moment I am still in control of the drying times !
Thank you for the encouragement ! It was pretty easy to get to the ability of ~7/10 with acrylics but I know level 8,9,10 are difficult . I consider myself a 2/10 now on oils , this is much more difficult than acrylics . Once I start something it is my nature to try and master that subject but to be honest , 8,9,10 isn't going to be easy and I might even failure . Its the difference between riding a bike and flying a fighter jet lol .I love that you are dedicating to trying this medium and practicing. Keep on going!
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I'm not much for grades/numbers, mastery/perfection. I like to keep working, always get better, and do the best to my abilities while increasing my skills and learning more things as I go. I think perfectionism is overrated and doesn't exactly have a place in art since there are so many different aspects of one art piece that make it special, not just within its technical features. There's the palette, values, composition, message and subject matter, style, voice, technique, and so much more. How does it impact the viewer in the end?
Well to me Picasso demonstrates fine art and abstract art , showing off his diversity in ability . So I'd personnally like to be able to paint realism which would give any abstracts more merits in my opinion if that makes sense !
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Makes some sense, sure. I don't think I was saying the opposite. I also feel abstract art is fine art too. The Abstract Expressionists, or any good abstract art that/who may not have a background in realism, can still have merit. Edit: Though I know what you mean because a lot of artists have judged me before they've seen my earlier work.
I've seen some abstracts that just seem like people who can't paint have attempted something then called it abstract because it didn't meet their expectations and vision . I think some people attempt realism and fail , so then call it abstract . Myself , I give myself a score out of 10 for realism and ability . I also make my abstract art very different from my attempts at realism so the viewer knows it wasn't a failed realism attempt. This is an abstract I did which I thought was very artistic but it got few likes on Facebook . This has left me stumped in what people like as a stupid picture I did got loads of likes !
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It's an intriguing piece, almost surrealism. It has mystique and creativity. Creativity is as important as skill.
I've seen thousands of bad abstract art by obviously inexperienced artists. I can't tell you how I know this except for the fact that I've made a near 50-year study of abstract art and have looked at a lot of art, and do all the time, like an addict. I closely study all aspects of it. I've been an obsessive observer of the Blue Rider Movement to post WWII. Creating a successful abstract painting is not easy, and many people think it is, like they can just sling and smear paint around, and viola! Not the case.
I've seen thousands of bad abstract art by obviously inexperienced artists. I can't tell you how I know this except for the fact that I've made a near 50-year study of abstract art and have looked at a lot of art, and do all the time, like an addict. I closely study all aspects of it. I've been an obsessive observer of the Blue Rider Movement to post WWII. Creating a successful abstract painting is not easy, and many people think it is, like they can just sling and smear paint around, and viola! Not the case.
Thank you for your comments ! I can tell you are very clued up in art , this shows in your posts . I think a good abstract artist must have imagination ?
There is some art that doesn't require imagination , such as just copying something . I don't think portraits take imagination but require ability .Thank you. Don't you think all artists should have a good imagination?
It also depends on the purpose in my opinion . Some situations may just require a copy where others require imagination .
Here is the update on my oil attempt , struggling with white at the moment , it keeps changing colour with contamination off other colours . Lots more to do yet though to finish this one with my imagination . I haven't copied this from any landmark , I am just imagining it
