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By: Larry Jewett

Larry Jewett — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:12:18 +0000

Palette-cleaning is another good one”

I have found that ‘palate-cleaning” works as well — especially the wine that accompanies it.

By: Julie Chapman

Julie Chapman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:49:27 +0000

So glad I could help everyone out with all my great suggestions. Palette-cleaning is another good one, though usually I do that at the start of a new piece. Visiting a blog is a good idea too, ’specially if it’s mine.

I did happen to wonder if maybe the ‘blissfully ignorant’ artists are that way because:
- all their lives their family & friends have told them how good they are cuz they can do a little more than draw stick figures, and
- they’ve never compared their work to a great artist’s (like Schmid, Kuhn, etc.)
Inquiring minds would really, really love to know.

Best solution I’ve found: get back on the horse. Throw away the bad thing (I hate like hell to keep working on something that ain’t working) and start fresh on the next idea in your sketchbook. Last week I sucked. This week I’m actually pleased. Such is the artist’s life.

By: Susan Fox

Susan Fox — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:59:40 +0000

Actually, at the moment I’m procrastinating by visiting your blog :-). But that’s after beating my brains in all day painting and repainting and repainting an elk’s head. Darn, those 3/4 views are tricky ’cause you know the photo flattens things. But, ta da, I remember our exercise in “unpacking” so maybe all is not lost. Tomorrow morning the mirror will tell the tale.

Very, very interesting info., Larry. I’ve wondered also about the competence/agony vs. imcompetence/confidence issue. What you found makes sense to me too. It seems that every artist I know who never seems to struggle and is always happy with their work does truly awful stuff and the killer is that there is no point in saying anything, because they won’t/can’t SEE. Sounds like it’s “can’t”.

Ok, enough. Time to, uh, clean up the palette and make a couple of phone calls. That ought to just about get me to quitin’ time.

By: Larry jewett

Larry jewett — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:06:58 +0000

Every now and then I’ll look at that big check facsimile Arts for the Parks gave me - it’s up on the wall here in my studio - and think, yeah, maybe I’m OK.

poor you.

All I have is the rejection letters that Art For the parks sent me — which I enlarged and now display proudly on the living room wall, of course (right next to my losing lottery tickets and my college diploma, a worthless piece of paper if ever there was one)

I won’t say just how many, but suffice it to say that I could have drowned my sorrows in a lot of beer and wine with the money I spent on entry fees. The worst part was that when I needed that beer and wine most — after i got the rejection letters — I had no money left because i had just spent all my savings on entry fees!

I really should try “Paint America” because i still have some open space over the fire place…

By: Julie Chapman

Julie Chapman — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:16:32 +0000

Rosemary, I think your arrangement is an EXCELLENT one - every artist needs at least one art buddy who understands the highs, lows, trials, and tribulations of this passion that has chosen us. Plus, we always need prepped canvases ready to go if an idea strikes us hot!

Suzanne, spring is coming - really - although it’s hard to see when there are 100 inches of snow! wow. In that rough spot, just remember winning Paint America. Every now and then I’ll look at that big check facsimile Arts for the Parks gave me - it’s up on the wall here in my studio - and think, yeah, maybe I’m OK.

Larry, this quote you gave us is fascinating! OK, I’m going to have to do more research here - mainly because I struggle sometimes with artists who don’t see where there are issues with their drawing or painting. I gots to know if it’s possible to help them! I was noodling on your original comment during my midday run today and thought perhaps the lack of confidence comes in when we set growth challenges for ourselves - which, since they are challenges, don’t always work. This leads me to a whole ‘nother future blog post (comfort vs challenge). And I could say lots, lots more about your final comment - “no wonder things are in such a mess” - relating to our current government. But I won’t. Plenty of blogs already dealing with that!