Post this on your blog and answer the artist statement questions. Especially "this is why I paint"
What do you enjoy painting/drawing the most? Objects, figures, pets, faces, architecture, landscape? What do you enjoy most ABOUT painting? This painting was supposed to express what you enjoy the most about painting. What is it and how does it do that? Explain that on your blog. - CREATE AN ARTIST STATEMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
• WHAT WERE MY GOALS AND INTENTIONS IN THIS ARTWORK?
• HOW DID I ACCOMPLISH THEM?
• WHAT IS MY PAINTING ABOUT? (reflected light? Composition? Texture of surface? Dramatic shadows? Backlighting? Interesting markmaking? Smoothness ? etc…)
• WHAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGE I HAD TO FACE?
• HOW DID I MEET THAT CHALLENGE?
• WHERE DOES MY PAINTING REALLY WORK?
• WHAT ARE SOME THINGS HAVE I LEARNED THAT I CAN BRING INTO MY NEXT PAINTING? (ANY THING FROM PAINT MIXING TO NEW COMPETANCIES)
• WHAT MENTOR CAN I NAME THAT HELPED ME AND WHAT DID I LEARN FROM THEM?
• NAME ANOTHER ARTIST IN THE CLASS AND DESCRIBE SOMETHING YOU LEARNED FROM THEM (EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T DO IT)
• IF I HAD A DO-OVER WHAT WOULD I DO?
• WHAT DO YOU FEEL BEST ABOUT YOUR WORK?
