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| "High Noon in Summer" Pastel 10 x 7 © Donna Gross Available contact artist |
Feeling stuck? They say "Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.."
Thus far my painting process has been to render images from a reference photo or from a still life.
There is a tendency I have to follow the reference photo too much. We get married in the process of my painting! If that photo is in front of me, I habitually attempt to render it as seen with little interpretation of my own...This has led to much frustration of late and not much success for me.
So I took a leap. I created this piece from my imagination. I used a well worn composition that I have probably either seen many times or rendered many times and I painted it from my memory. I picked my color palette. I decided where the light was coming from. I decided what time of day I wanted to depict...and I went for it.
What a fun and freeing experience. Stepping out of my comfort zone....changing up a frustrating routine....what is there to lose? I could always go back to my usual approach and hope for success.
This time I went for it and had success and found the session so joyful and enjoyable.
Feeling stuck? Change it up!
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