'A Day in the Park'

Acrylic on canvas

Sometimes I Don't Like It

This piece was something else, and I wasn't happy with it, so I put a lot of paint down and then scraped it.  I'm not sure if I think it's ugly, or it says something.  Those are the times I need feedback from others.

Untitled, acrylic on canvas

Celestial Abstract

Untitled, acrylic on canvas

Flowers

Untitled, acrylic on stretched canvas

'The Dance'

Finished this piece.  Acrylic on stretched canvas.  Can be hung four ways.

Presto Chango!

Learning is a good thing.  Reading blogs and watching YouTube videos produced by other artists is a great tool for learning tips and techniques.  However, sometimes, my head gets so filled with another artist's style and techniques, that I forget my own flow, and create pieces I'm not happy with.

Such was this case with this piece I created yesterday.  I was trying to follow another artist's suggestions and when I was done I really wasn't happy with it at all.  It's wasn't good, and it wasn't 'me'.

So today, I decided to paint over it, using it as a backdrop.  At first, my head was still filled with all the other artist's information and it wasn't going well.  Then I stopped and went on auto pilot.  I let go and did it my way.  Only then did I see improvement, and I'm much more pleased with how it's turning out. I think I want to add some more red, maybe something else...

My point is, that while educating yourself on other artist's methods can prove to be helpful, it's probably best to just let that information sink in, take a break, then when you do start a painting, do it YOUR way.  Whatever you need from what you've been exposed to will work its way in to your style.

'Acid Rain'

Acrylic on canvas board