Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Refresher Course question

A fellow artist emailed this question to me;

"I noticed class is full but thought about learning to paint again (hadn't since few years out of high school) . I am 36 now and was remembering how I felt after completing an oil painting....estatic! Can you give me a suggestion how I can get started again like a refresher course mabe. Thank you.Robin "
 
 
Dear Robin............Yes.............just do the work. Show up in your painting area and just paint. Paint anything that evokes a response of emotion from you. Then if you get stuck, search youtube for a video to help you out. Continue...when you get stuck in a rut, figure a way to go take a workshop from someone whose work you admire and feel that you would like to paint in a similar manner. Ask all the questions you can and practice painting the answers. Miles of canvas behind you is the suggestion I hear from every master I admire................must be good advice!

 All the best to you...........Ruth Ann
 
 

Nancy Guzik sharing with me on how she approaches a painting............thanks, Nancy!