The paintings I have done earlier this year have tended to be very quick and not deeply planned out.
This painting is more in line with my typical process, iterating until I'm happy with the concept. The result is:
This painting is more in line with my typical process, iterating until I'm happy with the concept. The result is:
1. This is the paradigm of my style.
2. This aggregates feelings from the past few weeks, as opposed to just one day. It is more balanced but less emotive.
The squares are life building blocks that you keep working to stack.
Technique
I'm pleased that my background gradient blended nicely. The color selection and pattern is random (read: not optimized), but it looks soothing from afar.
I also tried a new technique for the orange box, using twine to stamp. I envisioned using thin yarn for a cleaner look, but this ended up cool too.
Artist's Self-Critique
Overall, I'm surprised it turned out quite appealing.
It's a smidgen too simple. If the white clouds showed up better and if I could think of something more to add in the empty spaces, that would have been better.
My favorite part is the black box with the chaotic scribbles. My least favorite part is the water bubbles – the border and color of the box are messy.
In spite of that, this might end up being one of my favorite paintings. (Maybe I should rank all my artwork sometime?! I love ranking things.) Looking back at the past few months of posts, I'm really happy that I'm taking the time to paint periodically. These pieces are like journal entries for my creativity, emotions and aesthetic as we go along.
"Building Blocks"
