My first post to the group...
Jul. 5th, 2019 09:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruinousrapture posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
justcreateHenlo, everyone!
This is my first official post to the community. I read the rules, but if I made any violations, please, please, please let me know and I will correct my mistake(s)!
This isn't a recent thing I created, but I have been thinking a lot about it lately and wanted to share my thoughts:
This is a painting I started back in 2016/2017. In all honesty, it is basically "unfinished". When I declared it "done" in 2018, I hated this painting. I mean, I loved its potential, but I felt like I was lacking in my ability to really bring it to where I wanted it to be. The more time has passed and the more I look at this piece, the more I begin to appreciate it for what it is.
As artists, we hear a lot about "finding your voice" and our style. I have had a very hard time feeling like I have found anything close to what fits those descriptions, but in this piece, I feel like I understand those concepts a little more. This is probably the most illustrative piece I have done and I just worked based on what I thought needed to be done without thinking too hard about it. The process was intuitive. There is a lot about the process with this piece that I loved and I really hope I can continue to do more like it.
I don't really know what my actual point is, other than I hope that sharing these thoughts with you all inspires you to look back on things you've created that you weren't quite proud of at the time, and possibly find a new appreciation for those things now.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Cheers,
Heather "Rue"
This is my first official post to the community. I read the rules, but if I made any violations, please, please, please let me know and I will correct my mistake(s)!
This isn't a recent thing I created, but I have been thinking a lot about it lately and wanted to share my thoughts:
This is a painting I started back in 2016/2017. In all honesty, it is basically "unfinished". When I declared it "done" in 2018, I hated this painting. I mean, I loved its potential, but I felt like I was lacking in my ability to really bring it to where I wanted it to be. The more time has passed and the more I look at this piece, the more I begin to appreciate it for what it is.
As artists, we hear a lot about "finding your voice" and our style. I have had a very hard time feeling like I have found anything close to what fits those descriptions, but in this piece, I feel like I understand those concepts a little more. This is probably the most illustrative piece I have done and I just worked based on what I thought needed to be done without thinking too hard about it. The process was intuitive. There is a lot about the process with this piece that I loved and I really hope I can continue to do more like it.
I don't really know what my actual point is, other than I hope that sharing these thoughts with you all inspires you to look back on things you've created that you weren't quite proud of at the time, and possibly find a new appreciation for those things now.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Cheers,
Heather "Rue"
no subject
Date: 2019-07-11 10:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-07-15 04:47 pm (UTC)