Is Your Painting Improving?
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Are you improving in your painting practice? How do you know? In this video I review 8 surprising ways that can help you understand how your painting is actually improving. If you ask yourself this question often, even occasionally, this video is for you. You’ll learn ways to recognize and remind yourself you are making progress!
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As a tenacious perfectionist, I have worked hard at keeping the tenacity but reining in the perfectionism. I made significant progress, and as a result, I thought my work took great leaps forward in improving.
Thank you for your video. I hit every one of your markers for identifying improvement. Thank you for putting words to what I was not able to take beyond on sensing. I found your video encouraging and having subscribed. I look forward to future videos and catching up on what I’ve missed!
Thank you!
I'm so glad you resonate with my thoughts about the markers that identify improvement in your work! Cheers to yourt artistic practice!
I LOVE how you capture light.
Im 1 yr into abstract and im just starting to get it. I still have a problem with blending and i need to focus on each individual thing. Composition, value, etc. I need to focus on each one at a time. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
How wonderful that you are exploring abstraction and love it! So glad you found my YT channel and can learn from my own experiences... will be doing more on luminous color in the coming months! Cheers to your abstract painting practice...
Thank you , aside from the work, feeling confident to carry on is the biggest struggle. I liked your insights and will explore the web site.
Hi Lori! Thanks for tuning in... Feeling confident is a struggle all artists - at every stage - contend with. And, yet we carry on in making our art because, we have to. Glad you found "me" and look forward to "seeing" you again!
One of the things that tells you your art is improving is the ease with which you create the work and the ambitiousness of the work. The more I paint the more I understand how to tackle a subject and the order in which I need to proceed to achieve my aims. I also find that the work just flows more easily, everything from mixing the paint to laying down marks and bringing cohesion to the final composition.
TOTALLY agree! Love how you express this very important aspect of growing and "Improving" as an artist. Thanks so much for sharing your well-founded perspective here.
@@mariannemitchellwholeart Honestly, when I wrote that comment I thought "is that just a bunch of word salad?" 🤣. Then I thought, "ahh, it's just youtube, hit send!". Not everything has to be meticulously curated and edited. I think when we realise that it's another sign that our art is improving.
@@bluewren65 Well I admit to aiming for "meticulously curated and edited" and often falling short of my goal! It's been pointed out to me that it's OK to be a bit off the cuff now and then... Cheers! 😊🥂
@@mariannemitchellwholeart What I meant was that a meticulous and curated approach is definitely the goal in a fully worked up painting, but your thumbnails and colour studies don't need that attention to detail. People tend to seek a perfectionism that is unattainable. A wise person once said to me: Strive for excellence, not perfection.
@@bluewren65 Thanks for sharing your wisdom here!
So thankful for your video - perfect timing for me!!
You gave some amazing guidance on things I need to hear
I look forward to seeing more of your videos ❤❤❤
Hi Kelly! Timing is everything, right?! The right guidance at the right time has led me to where I am now... wishing you the same on your artistic journey!
Often I am disappointed in videos that aren't technical tutorials. This one, however, delivered. As a predominantly self-taught artist, I'm solidly intermediate in two mediums and ready to explore a third. I'm also starting to get involved externally in shows and competitions. This provided me a nice self-assessment as I move forward. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
Hi Terri! Thank you so much for your comments about what you normally look for in YT, and why this Whole Artist Mastery YT video delivered" for you. Looking forward to hearing from you again! Cheers to your artistic practice....
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, I would love your whole mastery, free guide, after watching you I think I finally understand where I want to go and I’m excited to use your guidance
Hi Patricia! So glad you found this info helpful! I hope you've visited the Whole Artist Mastery website and have become a subscriber so you can get the free guide! Here is the link: www.wholeartistmastery.com/contact
Many thanks for chiming in here!
Thank you for this video Marianne. Your information is always thought provoking and helps me reflect on my work and where I am in my process of learning!
And thank you, Alice, for being part of the Whole Artist Mastery community! Always love your thoughtful contributions, both with your work and your words!
I know I'm improving because stuff I used to be quite proud of I now find a bit embarrassing
Hi Sean! I know what you mean... it's so interesting to revisit older work and remember the feeling you had at the time you made the piece, and now have such a different "lens" on it. I did that with the first painting I painted that I fell in love with back in college, and years later thought it was pretty bad so I painted over it! (I mention this in the video) I am now sorry I did so... have you painted over any of the pieces you've made that you now find not so good?! Thanks so much for your comment!
@@mariannemitchellwholeart no I’m too arrogant for that
You give me hope and structure thank you
So glad you know this, Alison! Many thanks for chiming in here... cheers to your artistic practice!
Thank You, This was very helpful for me. I look forward to seeing more of you.
Thank you, Carol, for tuning in! Glad it was helpful... Love to hear how any of these "markers" may have helped you understand where you are in the development in your work...
Maybe being open to receiving and offering criticism are also part of improving and knowing that you have improved.
Hi Julie! Totally agree with your thoughts about being open to receiving and offering criticism as part of learning/improving as an artist.
From my perspective, it means you have some confidence in knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your work and can take feedback constructively, and in offering critique, you realize that your ability to asses work and and convey feedback comes from an acquired knowledge base built on your artistic growth.
Love to hear your perspective on how giving/receiving criticism is a sign that you are improving...
Cheers to your artistic practice! Marianne
Thanks so much for tuning into my thoughts about what "improvement" means in your art practice! How have you come to know that your work is improving? Leave a comment below to share your experiences with certain "marker" moments that point to improvement!