After moaning for weeks that I hadn’t done any painting this year, and I that had yet to develop a personal style, I did two things this weekend. One was to upload a bunch of my artwork to Flickr. Which reminded me just how much art I have. It was nice to see all in one place, and to be able to organize it into sets. Check it out. I also added a nifty app to the sidebar which shows a selection of stuff and also links to my photostream.
I also finished another oil painting. And I’m not sure why but this one really looks to me like my watercolors and sketches. Probably because of all the dark line work— I just can’t keep myself from drawing on the canvas. I’m always operating under the delusion that as I get better at oils, my paintings will start to look like the paintings of artists I admire. When in fact they will just start looking more like my sketches. That’s okay. I’m really happiest and more comfortable with a sketchbook; all the prints and paintings are just ways to make those sketches more permanent.
And, so the sewing folks don’t feel left out I also added a patternreview app that links to my sewing projects. Including a link to the magical disappearing dress post. I also finished the muslin for my mom’s dress just in time for Thanksgiving. So hopefully I’ll have fitting pictures next week.
Myrna | 23-Nov-09 at 7:53 am | Permalink
You don’t need to develop a personal style. It’s there. It always is. When I was teaching art, most of my students were on this quest and I’d tell them the same thing. Your style is evident in your work and your home and your clothing and everything you do. Most students recognized that on some level and that what they really wanted was not necessarily to develop a style but to recognize their own and then to continuously improve the work. We learn to do the work by doing the work and we learn to grow and develop as an artist by creating art regularly. You’re doing just that. You see “yourself” in your paintings with the sketch book lines. YES YES – that’s your style. It’s all about you. Embrace that and keep going.
- Myrna