One of the many ways an artist can get into a rut is to paint on the same size of canvas all the time. Once in a while you really need to grab up a long rectangle, a square, something that is very out of the norm for you. The decisions about composition are the same but you will not respond with the same old/ same old. You might have to think a bit, come up with something a bit different. So besides making myself work real small then large, I am changing canvas shapes. My back yard is in full bloom right now with giant hollyhocks. The long verticals are fun to work with and they look wonderful against the sky. Sometimes we tend to ignore the ordinary, it is there every day. But look around you at the ordinary and paint it with a fresh look at it. Be a visitor to your own yard, there is probably something good to paint.
One of the many ways an artist can get into a rut is to paint on the same size of canvas all the time. Once in a while you really need to grab up a long rectangle, a square, something that is very out of the norm for you. The decisions about composition are the same but you will not respond with the same old/ same old. You might have to think a bit, come up with something a bit different. So besides making myself work real small then large, I am changing canvas shapes. My back yard is in full bloom right now with giant hollyhocks. The long verticals are fun to work with and they look wonderful against the sky. Sometimes we tend to ignore the ordinary, it is there every day. But look around you at the ordinary and paint it with a fresh look at it. Be a visitor to your own yard, there is probably something good to paint.
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