Chosing your subject.

Chosing your subject.

Drawing and painting.

As a Master Class Art Tutor, I often encounter artists who say say that they dislike or even hate drawing/painting certain subjects. My immediate and professional response is - "don't" do it. You do not eat or drink anything you find unpleasant, then why should you continually strive to draw or paint subjects that simply never look look right on the page when you are finished? Discover what you are in tune with. Do you like animals? Do you have an affinity with children? Do you have an urge to illustrate buildings? the countryside? the inside of peoples' homes? the seaside? mountains, lakes or perhaps the beach? Have you an overwhelming desire to create that portrait? Perhaps, though, like me, you are more technically inclined and really enjoy illustrating cars, bikes, aeroplanes and buildings....as well as more usual subjects. Whatever you feel compelled to draw and/or paint is usually a sign that you are instinctively compatible as an artist, with that particular subject or subjects. Of course, the reverse is true also, and driving yourself to repeatedly produce poor art in a particular genre (or even with particular materials) is a total waste of your time and talent. Be honest with yourself, even if, for the present, this means limiting your range of things to draw and paint. It is far better to produce a small amount of well crafted artwork that concentrates on perhaps three subjects rather than a huge portfolio of poorly executed disconnected works. I hope this is useful advice and would welcome your comments.
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Hi Bud will do that have written down your directions to your thingy ma jigs...I mean paintings...the directions written down for a good reason seniors moments by the time I sit and have a look I will have forgotten