Wednesday, October 12, 2011

EDM #24 and 120 Paintings #1

I watched a Webinar  yesterday with artist Larry Seiler.  One of his statements was 'It takes 120 Bad paintings to learn something about painting.'  He encouraged us to get painting, do a painting a day for the next 120 days.  His only rules were do it small, post card size or a little larger but no bigger than 8x10.  Do it quickly, one hour,  2 hours max if just starting.  Use large brushes and paint loosely.  Paint
anything, just paint.  He even showed us a painting he did of his breakfast. A fried egg in the pan. He also gave us a link to one of his past students Jeff Mahorney which I found very inspiring. Well worth the look.  So here is my meager beginning.  #1   I thought the EDM list would help with the ideas.  Looking over it I decided on #24 Draw a piece of Fruit because I had just bought these apples for there beautiful markings.  Hopefully I am back tomorrow with another painting.
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8 comments:

  1. bettyfromtexasOctober 12, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Congratulations! What inspiration. . . and what a beautiful beginning! I look forward to whatever comes next!

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  2. debra morrisOctober 12, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Greatt painting , looking forward to seeing more

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  3. Kathleen WalkerOctober 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Good luck with your project,looks like you are off to a great start.

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  4. AlexOctober 13, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Definitely an inspiring project, and the apples look fantastic! =) Wishing you all the best and keep us posted!

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  5. Cathy HoltomOctober 13, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Love your apples, great sketch!

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  6. UnknownOctober 13, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Good luck with your project; it sounds like a really good one! Well done on the apples too.

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  7. ClareOctober 14, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    And Beautiful apples they are, Indeed! Well done.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    Well done - a terrific start to your project. You certainly achieved your aim in capturing those lovely markings on the apples.

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