New art, new fall paintings, new vision
I have painted recently and completed quite many new paintings, especially fall art and three-dimensional textured paintings. Colors are so bright and uplifting outdoors, and it is difficult to resist not capturing one or another landscape. I have to still work more on making my art visible on the internet. It is not enough to be present on Facebook and a few print sites, like Fine Art America and ArtPal. Just as I am writing this, somebody ordered a print from Fine Art America, my bright pine cones under snow.
Managing single person business
Realistically, I get to paint a lot, and I create new art and paintings almost every second day. It’s completely different story with putting this art out there and letting somebody know it is available for purchase. I am only one person doing everything. Sites like Facebook don’t get that. They tell me that Walmart started to use Workplace app and their sales grew big time. Well, just think about that. How does one single person’s tiny business compare with insanely huge company, such as Walmart? It doesn’t. I have no employees; therefore, I cannot connect them to my workplace. I find that funny how they apply to everything one-size-fits-all.
Your interest would be greatly appreciated
Regardless of anything, I keep painting. I certainly would love to sell something before Christmas, so that I also can enjoy the fruit of my difficult, time-consuming and labor-intensive work. I usually sell at least 1 painting around this time. I should sell 100 times more paintings this season to make a space for new art, that would be terrific. I sell quite a lot of prints on different sites, but the profit from print and art product sale is like $1-$5. It is very little, yet, it means somebody loved my work so much that they were willing to spend some money on it.
New art and paintings in progress
I have brought to completion two very textured paintings: the “Rocky stream” which is more abstracted and impressionistic, and “Birch light” which was totally done during art classes. I had placed the textures using modeling paste before, since it takes quite a few hours to dry.
Birch light, acrylic painting, 20 x 16 inches
Rocky stream on heavily textured background, 20 x 16 inches; in fact, all recent paintings are created on textured background. It looks excellent in reality, and texture is still visible on a photo, too.
Fall path, 20 x 24 inches acrylic painting on highly textured background
Some work will be still done on the “Fall path”. Yellow color is tricky with acrylic, and it takes numerous glazes. I think the color combination works extremely well, and it will fit very nicely the late fall mood.
My next art show will be on November 23. I hope local people will attend. I have many pieces of art in different sizes and done with different mediums. There is so much to choose from!
All art products, including many kinds of art prints can be purchased from FAA:
Ajax, Ontario, art classes and winter workshops
As the weather gets cooler and less pleasant, it is great to be part of our student groups. It can be your “me-time”, it can be your stress relief, it can be the best event in the entire week as my students told me. We have created numerous paintings during my art lessons. Some are more finished, some are less done. That always depends on group. Whatever you learn, stays with you forever. Whatever you draw or paint, will always delight your eyes.
Link to art classes and masterclass: Sign up for art lessons
Wonderful!
Thank you!
These are really life like, your amazing.. 😊😊😊👍🙏💙
Thanks Craig! I’m aiming for impact and effects. I think I got them.
You certainly have eye for detail, great work.. 😉👍🙏💙
It all somehow comes together in the process of painting. I think I have never painted reality as it is, but rather my take on it. Thanks again!
That’ll be what can make your work stands out from rest.. 😊😊😊🙏👍💙
I think it does. I know how people recognize my paintings. There have been quite a few occasions when my paintings were stolen. There are people who would cut off the watermark and even my signature and then post the image as their art. Terrible, right? People noticed that always and somebody usually notified me about my art which was placed on some website. So, I think, my art stands out as my own. I usually do not watch anybody else’s work process or similar. I was doing that some 15 years ago, trying to understand the trends in North America since I had just relocated from Europe. Well, I stopped doing that very soon because I didn’t want to affect my personal style.
Well done my friend.. 😉😊👍🙏💙
I appreciate your nice comments!
I absolutely love your painting “Fall Path”. It’s really beautiful!
Thank you! It was kind of slow process since it has built up textures and then layers of color. I am certainly pleased, too, how it turned out.
I like some paintings more and some less but only a few touch my heart. This is one of them. Bravo!
I believe that’s the case with any art. Also, my personal perception has changed a lot over years. That refers to choice of colors, subjects and so on.It certainly is great that somebody who’s good at doing art feels touched by my art, and that is probably the main purpose of creation. So, thanks a lot!
Your article inspired me a lot.I am a beginner and I want to paint more. So I have challenged myself to do 30 paintings in 30 days. I call it Make/ 30 challenge. Even I started writing about it here – artprojects4.art.blog
That is a great idea. However, my paintings, even 12 x 16 inches, not to mention larger ones, usually take from one week to a few months to paint. I have done some illustrations faster, but I mean, whenever it is a painting, it really takes way more than just 1 day. To do a painting in one day, you have to set for it many hours, like 6 or even more. Good luck!
Wow. How do you create the shape of your leaves? They really look magical. I’m currently working on watercolor paintings of microorganisms, but you make me want to paint landscapes again. They’re really calming 🙂
Thanks Maia!
That’s mostly abstracted work. I usually start with sponge or fan brush for larger areas to apply layers quickly and then define everything more with each layer until the smallest detail which I would implement at the end with small brush.
Landscape is a great genre, and basically, one can interpret it in many ways, anything that suits our preference.
My colors change from year to year. I sometimes go for grey tones more and sometimes love blue or green or red. It’s really subject of my mood and intention at that moment.
Have a good weekend!
Oh that’s great advice. I haven’t tried using sponge yet, but I use a fan brush. I miss painting landscapes. You’re right. It makes us remember a place and a mood. I’ll try doing your advice. Thanks a lot Inese!
I know also that many artists think any painting is done in one day or a few hours. It’s not, especially, the larger ones.
I always paint on canvas which has already a paint or primer layer. I don’t use Gesso any longer as acrylic primer because I don’t like such surface. I’m using a layer of color, usually dark or medium dark depending on subject.
Well, nowadays everything is described as art. Since I was studying art and developing my skills in the previous century, my personal standards are much higher and stricter.
I suppose, you can do any style or genre today, and you’re the only one to decide whether it’s already art or not.
Mainstream trend is no-skill, no-talent, no-knowledge, anything will do.
I do respect people who are trying to still maintain the components of a skilled art: composition, values, perspective, color balance and volume. I’m simply not accepting some smears as art because if anybody can do that effortlessly, it’s lacking any originality, any impact and any surprise, and, therefore, I won’t view that as art. However, it’s just me. Look anywhere and you’ll see overflow of non-skilled childlike drawings and paintings which are really just exercises, yet, they’re offered for sale.
I remember how my students were trying very hard to master their medium and were not satisfied always with what they’d done. Well, their attempts were actually much better than art which is for sale at the moment on numerous internet sites.
I think this notion is because of the time-lapse painting that’s been going on for a while now. I’m so glad you said that. I love the idea that art is something I should master and work on for a long time, even for a lifetime. Sure, I want to express my thoughts using art, but at the same time, I want to do that in a polished way. I haven’t discovered my style yet, and I bet with other things that I’m working on, it will take me a while, but I’m okay with that. My take on it is, if I express my art without the skills of an artist, then I’m like whining child forcing everyone to liste. If I work on my craft to back my ideas, then I believe I can call myself a real artist.
Thanks Maia!
Well, the internet is encouraging everybody to show off their art, and that has lead to generally weak paintings offered as art. Some 10 years ago, such paintings would be called practice pieces. With the conceptual art which is no-skill, no-knowledge, no-talent and no-experience creations we get the feeling that as long as it can be hang on the wall or placed on the floor, it is art. Putting whipping cream on anything doesn’t make it a dessert and calling everything art doesn’t make it art.
It’s nice to know that you are enjoying the process and assuming that elaborating your skills will take time and effort. Certainly, that goes for personal style, as well. My point is that we have already made the loop from high-quality mastery back to caveman’s art, so, most likely, there will be some return to quality. Therefore, it is great to have skills and knowledge.
I personally think like that: if the painting requires lengthy description what it is, what it is meant to be and what artist wanted to say with that particular artwork, the goal hasn’t been reached. Art has a language on its own and it needs to be allowed to speak without descriptions and explanations. But that’s just me.
I have a large real show coming up and will show and potentially sell some of 65 paintings. I’m extremely busy and there’s no time for posting anything.
Good luck with the exploration and creation of art!
Beautiful paintings Inese!
Greetings from the beautiful Rhine-Highlands / Germany…
Rosie
Thanks Rosie!
I’ve visited Germany and lived for a while there, but that was around 1997.
I studied German language and literature at the University, but after I relocated to Canada, I haven’t been using German language that much. Yet, I obviously still read and translate from this language.
I loved Germany a lot, especially around Christmas time. I guess, lots of things have changed, but still, it is a very nice country with outstanding culture.
All the best!