Ok, I realize that this still life a day isn't going to work the way I'd planned. This one took 3 different painting sessions. But at least I'm trying to do some work each day. I am having a tough time finding the compromise between finely worked detail and/or sketchiness.
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I love the saturation of the colors and the treatment of the paint, the fabric in the background maybe most. Not too sure about the drawing of the pitcher(sp). While it doesn't quite resonate for me, it's wonderfully painted, and that might be all the program requires.
Yes, it must be hard to find the balance. Since *I'm* centered on drawing, I'd focus on getting the drawing right and let the paint be sketchy. But I could see somebody doing just the opposite. :-) Heck. On second thought, I can see ME doing the opposite. In art school second year, we were told to only paint--no drawing beforehand. The drawing was folded into the painting.In a way, that might be an aspect of alla prima painting. Is your mentor more concerned with painting than drawing?
Drawing vs Painting.
Well, I do a lot of drawing in my painting. Just with a paint brush! And I am constantly reshaping the objects because I've drawn them incorrectly.
So in my mind, drawing is only dealing with shape, form and values. Where as the painting has all of that PLUS color.
We are still early in the mentoring process and Jennifer and I are still setting up a routine and goals. The still-life-a-day project is just a means of pushing me to do work, and get a real working routine, even when I don't have a commission or other project. It also gives us a start for discussions.
I am sure that I will do more drawings as we go along, but I do need some small simple still lifes in my inventory. So it is good for me.
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