Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
ART IS ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY
THIS IS THE INTRO I GIVE TO MY PAINT SOCIAL GROUPS.
Hi. I'm Liz. I grew up in a household of artists, grandmas, grandpas, mom, dad, etc.
I took the hard way around my career. I minored in art in college. But then I started out in life as a molecular biologist grad student. Then on to a labor and delivery nurse, now finding my way back to art.
I took the hard way around my career. I minored in art in college. But then I started out in life as a molecular biologist grad student. Then on to a labor and delivery nurse, now finding my way back to art.
Art is about what makes you happy. It's not about the rules of composition, or the rules of what medium you're using, or even the rules about what looks good to the "professional art critics" out there. It's about you and what you want to create.
I know what you're thinking. You're just telling us what paint colors to put where and we're just following along to create the same thing.
Not at all true. Well kind of true, but no. You see. No one will ever again create the EXACT same thing you're going to create. They may look the same, but they're not and here's why.
The very moment you put paint to canvas, you will be lost in a sea of your own thoughts. Whatever is on your mind will make its way to the forefront of your thoughts. You'll concentrate on them. Your brain will focus on your creation. Your retina and optic nerves will send visual signals to your visual cortex to relay messages to your brain about what you're doing. Your brain will send impulses to your nerves, to your muscles, dictating exactly what your brush strokes will look like. And that pathway is unique to you in this very moment. The pressure you apply to your brush. The amount of paint you load on your brush. The colors you choose to place where. And your overall thoughts and being to get your finished creation. All you.
Artists, no matter what medium they use, need inspiration from somewhere. For us, it's this painting. That's our shared inspiration tonight. We're not copying. We're reinterpreting. And that's what all great artists have done throughout history folks. Art is about being inspired by someone else's work, learning from their techniques to create it, reinterpreting their ideas as your own, finding your unique style, and going forward with it.
I know what you're thinking. You're just telling us what paint colors to put where and we're just following along to create the same thing.
Not at all true. Well kind of true, but no. You see. No one will ever again create the EXACT same thing you're going to create. They may look the same, but they're not and here's why.
The very moment you put paint to canvas, you will be lost in a sea of your own thoughts. Whatever is on your mind will make its way to the forefront of your thoughts. You'll concentrate on them. Your brain will focus on your creation. Your retina and optic nerves will send visual signals to your visual cortex to relay messages to your brain about what you're doing. Your brain will send impulses to your nerves, to your muscles, dictating exactly what your brush strokes will look like. And that pathway is unique to you in this very moment. The pressure you apply to your brush. The amount of paint you load on your brush. The colors you choose to place where. And your overall thoughts and being to get your finished creation. All you.
Artists, no matter what medium they use, need inspiration from somewhere. For us, it's this painting. That's our shared inspiration tonight. We're not copying. We're reinterpreting. And that's what all great artists have done throughout history folks. Art is about being inspired by someone else's work, learning from their techniques to create it, reinterpreting their ideas as your own, finding your unique style, and going forward with it.
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