Failure , self worth and positivity

I think we are try to express the feeling , emotions and experience of a place to others . It’s something I d thought for a while and is different to painting to please others where you paint what they want to see to please them , this is about painting what you want to share the image m feeling and hopefully the experience of the place . I’ve recently posed some work of s place I just love being in, physically and emotionally, the two I’ve completed have been better received thst I thought they possibly would be , I believe it’s because so much of my own feelings went into the work .  I hope this doesn’t come across airy fairy , pouring out emotions onto other , it’s actually difficult for me to explain but I’m sure some of you will get the point. Long winded way of saying paint what is close to you heart and invokes feeling in you , it quite invigorating and satisfying. 

I think we are try to express the feeling , emotions and experience of a place to others . It’s something I d thought for a while and is different to painting to please others where you paint what they want to see to please them , this is about painting what you want to share the image m feeling and hopefully the experience of the place . I’ve recently posed some work of s place I just love being in, physically and emotionally, the two I’ve completed have been better received thst I thought they possibly would be , I believe it’s because so much of my own feelings went into the work .  I hope this doesn’t come across airy fairy , pouring out emotions onto other , it’s actually difficult for me to explain but I’m sure some of you will get the point. Long winded way of saying paint what is close to you heart and invokes feeling in you , it quite invigorating and satisfying. 

Just to add, it’s the same five judges that have presided over this event for several years now. Haidee-Jo Summers disappeared from the panel a while back, leaving, in my opinion, the only true painter, that person being David Curtis, who I regard as a true professional - check out his website if you aren’t familiar with the name! He has written many excellent books also!

Just to add, it’s the same five judges that have presided over this event for several years now. Haidee-Jo Summers disappeared from the panel a while back, leaving, in my opinion, the only true painter, that person being David Curtis, who I regard as a true professional - check out his website if you aren’t familiar with the name! He has written many excellent books also!

A very interesting question Marjorie. Diana painted a deceased bird. The image was so delicately painted, it was a powerful image. I think it was called Hollow. I think we see an aspect of an image or even a thought that we want to preserve and therefore feel the need to paint that image or translate a thought into an image.

Yes, Denise. It was probably the most powerful motivation to portray a subject I’ve ever had. It’s hard to describe the power of that emotion but it was definitely for myself. 

A very interesting question Marjorie. Diana painted a deceased bird. The image was so delicately painted, it was a powerful image. I think it was called Hollow. I think we see an aspect of an image or even a thought that we want to preserve and therefore feel the need to paint that image or translate a thought into an image.

I disagree with the critic Diana. For example, if we only learned are times tables at school and never ventured into the learning of percentages or equation, life around us would be pretty limited. Consistency in quality is important for sure. Some artists and master artists had many changes in their style of painting during their careers. Take Picasso, if he had taken any notice of such statements he would have carried on painting traditional portraits. He knew his own mind and went along with it.

Re Picasso and Mondrian, even Van Gogh and many more…their paintings were a progression as opposed to painting in a different style each time. You do see painters who haven’t “ settled” on a style, who haven’t yet found their own voice. It takes time doesn’t it before painting or drawing in a certain way comes naturally. I suppose that comes with an amount of confidence. Having said that, I still feel that we continue to change whether we realise it or not. Just look back at your earlier work and it’s clear to see, hopefully a good progression! ( I’m also agreeing with Denise here)