This has been a week of questions from people who have visited my website. They were all similar questions about my process - well actually I had three emails - it isn't like I was deluged with people seeking information about my process - The basic question was how do I start a painting and then build it up - well anyone who follows this blog has a good idea of how the work gets built up - love it, hate it, love it, hate it!!! - then you have some layers!!! - the starting process isn't rocket science either - I hate to waste art supplies!! so when I clean my brushes, and I do clean them after I'm done working for the day - early on I didn't and had to throw brushes away and REPLACE THEM!!! $$$$$$$ ten minutes of clean up at the end of the day has saved me $$$$$$ - I highly recommend it - anyway I clean my brushes on painting surfaces - sometimes these are old paintings, newly hated pieces and sometimes brand new surfaces - I have two surfaces I have been using for this part of the process that I thought I would show you and show you where I begin a new painting - below is a board that is pretty well covered - you can tell what color palette I was using - anyway, I then look at the surface and find places that I like....
from the board above, I chose this little section - I like how it has begun to layer, the scratch marks and even a bit of form - this is where I will start the work....
below is another board I've been using.....I found two places that I liked on this surface
this is one of the areas I like.....
here is another section that interests me......
so that pretty much gives you an idea of the beginning part of the process - pretty basic - Happy Saturday everyone!!!
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so that pretty much gives you an idea of the beginning part of the process - pretty basic - Happy Saturday everyone!!!
20 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing your process.
You describe, perfectly, the organic, primal, intuitive steps that you take as paint speaks to you. Really wonderful!
Of course, is there any definition for knowing when to stop and say, 'Done'?
You seem to have mastered that as well.
I love the idea of not wasting paint and i always love the marks made when cleaning up. I always used to save the rags from cleaning up after printmaking at art college because they were covered in fabulously interesting blobs, lines and colours.
I like your starting process! I wonder how many other artists start by finding something interesting in a random collection of marks and shapes? I much prefer it to let the image come to me; planning what to put on a blank page is pretty daunting!
Great photos of some new beginnings. I like the idea of choosing sections of the surface and starting from there. Cleaning brushes is a pain but oh so worth it!
It's all about process, finding your way from blank to resolution. I like the way you work and think, Jeane.
I know the secret.....create...destroy...create...destroy...glass of wine....add some muslin...create ...destroy. I watched her closely so that I could emulate the process. Jean Myers has a magic touch when it comes to create and destroy. That is her secret. Ohh.....and laugh a lot along the way. And what happens is truly inspired art.
Jeane,
I liked the way you have narrated your process.
Very nice.
Especially the first picture I like ... com as a letter written in the meadow grass, and sent a post about hope ... :-)
Hi Jeane! Thanks for posting your process. Why has it not occurred to me to clean off my brushes on a surface to start or continue on with a painting?! Do you use mostly oils in your work? Perhaps you could teach an online class.......
But how do you make such gorgeous scratch marks? I do believe you are a Master of scratch vocabulary!
good morning Melinda - your comments always give me something to think about, I love that - done?, well unfortunately for me it's on any given day - Ha! what was done two months ago all of a sudden is only at the beginning, but truth be told, that's what I love about painting - it's like life, always in transition xo
oh, Kate, I know what you mean - the random cleaning rags, or boards or walls - they can be the most interesting work ever xo
hello Sharmon - I certainly don't think my starting place is original - I know other artists that start the same way - the trick is to find what works for you :)
cleaning brushes has become somewhat, can I say it?, Zen for me - a way to quietly turn off my head and make the transition from one world to the next :)
it is about the process which is so different for all of us isn't it Maggie - you are so right! :)
too funny Z! you really do know how I work - not very text book! you always say such positive things - thanks so much xo - ps, love your yellow hat!
thank you Debu, so glad you stopped by :)
hello brbulka, love your poetic language, thank you :)
Hi Chris - I do mostly use oils with a bit of mixed media underneath - an online class may be in the future :)
thank you Marie - I have a little knife that I've used for over ten years - and one of the things I love about oil paint is that you can scratch into the next surface because it stays wet for so long :)
Thanks for sharing that peek into your process, Jeane. Fascinating to see a work evolve!
your welcome Lynn, thanks so much for stopping by :)
Wonderful
work
good creations
Love the "like it, hate it' like it' hate it" part of your process. It sits well with what I go through myself. Thanks for sharing this. Jen
hello skizo, thank you so much, glad you liked it :)
you too I take it Jen....it is the way..thanks foe coming by :)
Just love all your pieces!
good morning Joy, thank you, so glad you stopped by :)
J'aime beaucoup ton "esprit matière" !!! (spirit of matter)
I love it ! / Kisses
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