Quoth the Sage : “At the end of this Challenge, if you have a stack of paintings that look like your pre-Challenge paintings, you have failed. If, instead, at the end of this Challenge you have a stack of exciting new stuff – along with a stack of lousy paintings, too — you WIN!! Living in your comfort zone isn’t what this is about.”
The gauntlet is cast. So…my challenge is threefold.
1) Try a new medium. All these years I’ve painted in oil. Now I will try acrylic and mixed media. 2) Work on Design. Instead of painting stuff, design an interesting use of space. 3) Create mysterious texture. Use layering, scraping, collage; whatever it takes to make expressive texture.
That clicking sound…is my knees knocking!
So off I go, groping in the murk. I will suspend for now the usual judgment calls on my paintings, and see what emerges. Let the fun begin!
Love the Coastal Fog 8″x8″ acrylic media and collage
This is awesome! Design works super well. Can't wait for more!
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