My Etsy page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GetTheRagtimeBlues?ref=hdr_shop_menu
The arts is universal language that everybody understands. You could put two people together that doesn't understand anything each other says, but they could bond over music or art or movies. The only problem is there is a lot of people that doesn't understand that, and they want to take it away. Like school systems, for example, when they make budget cuts the first programs to be cut is the arts. Arts has something for everybody, but they don't see it as such. They think that sports is where it is. News flash, not everybody can play a sport; they may not be fast enough, big enough, strong enough, what have you. If a person can give a list of things that shows art isn't for everybody then so be it, but everybody can pick up a paintbrush or pencil or pen and express themselves in some way. I know talent is somewhat involved, but for the most part there are classes people can take to improve on their work if they want to, but you can't really learn to run faster. Just like Andy Warhol said we have to change things, and unfortunately the changes that are being made are not good ones, so we need to change them back. I love sports I have nothing against them, but I believe that everybody deserves their own outlet. So we need to stand up and keep the arts from being taken away. Stepping off of my soap box now.
Today's art work is my first full on abstract painting with no certain item. When I painted this I had just gotten a set of acrylic paints with 36 colors, and I had to try them out. When I started painting I didn't have anything in mind, so I just let hands do there own things. Yes my hands have a mind of their own. I did have something in mind that I wanted to try, but it didn't really work, so I just went with what the paint wanted to do.
I discovered that I had two metallic colors, and you just don't understand how excited I was about that. I started with painting a background onto my canvas using the metallic colors and some of my other favorite colors. Once that dried I used some blue painters tape and taped off a random pattern that my hands made.Then I commenced with splattering the canvas with random colors that spoke to me. I have learned that with painting a lot of random things talk to me. Once I knew I was done splattering I tried out my new painting knives. I hadn't used any before, so that was a new experience for me. On some of the lines of tape I painted a solid line down beside it. Once all of that was dried and is was safe to take the tape off; I took the tape of. (Shocker, I know) I then colored in the strips that was left. I wasn't planning on it, but once the tape was off I knew it needed something, and painting the striped was what it needed in my book.
You will come to learn that my next step, after I finish my paintings is to show my parents. I'm an only child and I live out in the middle of nowhere, so my parents are really the only people I can ask. Plus I know they will tell me the truth. My Dad was the first one to see it, and keep in mind I had no clue as to what I was painting my hands did the work, he asked me if it was suppose to be wild flowers through a fence. At that point I hadn't really looked at it objectively only as the painter, and when I did I saw the flowers and the fence. I really liked that interpretation, and I had been in a good mood that because I had gotten my new paints and knives, and it showed through my painting. The funny thing is; I didn't think my Dad would get the painting. I thought he think of it as a waste of paint, but he didn't which made me love the painting even more. When my Mom saw it, and she is the one that typically names my painting, she said "Through the fences," hence the title of the post. I think for my first absolute abstract, expressionist painting I did pretty damn good, and for it being only the second time I had painting on canvas.
As always you check out all of my work at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GetTheRagtimeBlues?ref=hdr_shop_menu
To view or buy this particular painting "Fences" go here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/240346796/abstract-painting-through-the-fence?ref=shop_home_active_5
Hope you enjoyed my latest blog. I'm really beginning to love this whole blogging thing. Its kind of addictive. Have a great day!
No comments:
Post a Comment