The first thing which comes to mind after reading your post today are large canvas paintings I did in the first year of my art journey (2019) self guided before I knew any “rules”. Large fearless and heart lead canvases of self expression. I had fun with them with no inner critique. Painting them with no preconceived notion that I would put them out for sale one day. Four year later I was setting up for a show and the show curator asked if I had any larger pieces. So I put them in the show. And boom!! They sold! Currently I’m taking what I learned from this and moving in that direction of pure enjoyment. At least that’s my plan as I see it today. Thank you for opening up and sharing your thoughts.
I love this so much…it’s a full circle story! There’s something so freeing about creating before we start thinking about what should happen with the work. I love that those early fearless paintings ended up being the ones that connected with others too. It’s like we learn all these “rules” just to get back to that beginners mindset. Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I just listened to the 5 buckets podcast with William Schneider. It resonated deeply. The highlights for me were... Connections to practicing an instrument, the 5 buckets as you mentioned, his reminder that we are typically highly skilled in using symbols - using or left brain- yet artists have to rely on the observational side - right brain. He reminds us to break the symbol and don't outline. There's so much more that I'm only beginning to process - color temperature. I love that he was 80 in the interview and felt like he's always on the journey looking at what's beyond the next hill. I think that is why your posts inspire as well.
Hi Tait
The first thing which comes to mind after reading your post today are large canvas paintings I did in the first year of my art journey (2019) self guided before I knew any “rules”. Large fearless and heart lead canvases of self expression. I had fun with them with no inner critique. Painting them with no preconceived notion that I would put them out for sale one day. Four year later I was setting up for a show and the show curator asked if I had any larger pieces. So I put them in the show. And boom!! They sold! Currently I’m taking what I learned from this and moving in that direction of pure enjoyment. At least that’s my plan as I see it today. Thank you for opening up and sharing your thoughts.
Hi Ilene,
I love this so much…it’s a full circle story! There’s something so freeing about creating before we start thinking about what should happen with the work. I love that those early fearless paintings ended up being the ones that connected with others too. It’s like we learn all these “rules” just to get back to that beginners mindset. Thank you for sharing this!
Hi Tait,
I haven’t had much success connecting to others on Thread so I rarely check.
What a pleasant surprise to see your reply!! I very much appreciate your response. Indeed, we can trust our inner artist!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I just listened to the 5 buckets podcast with William Schneider. It resonated deeply. The highlights for me were... Connections to practicing an instrument, the 5 buckets as you mentioned, his reminder that we are typically highly skilled in using symbols - using or left brain- yet artists have to rely on the observational side - right brain. He reminds us to break the symbol and don't outline. There's so much more that I'm only beginning to process - color temperature. I love that he was 80 in the interview and felt like he's always on the journey looking at what's beyond the next hill. I think that is why your posts inspire as well.