Inspiration
Sometimes I will look at myself as another source of inspiration. A lot of times I will draw or paint something that I am going through or feeling. It may not necessarily be spelled out in the work but something you can feel in the work. I love doing simple still lives and I will usually be drawn to objects that I find cool, interesting or grabs my attention is some sort of way. There are times were Im stuck for inspiration in that case I will go looking for it
Working Enviroment
My working environment varies from what mood I am in to what I am working on. I like to change up my environment because I get tired of constantly working in the same place all the time so I like to switch it up. Ill either work in my classroom studio or ill work at home. A lot of times I will work in the studio to get away and escape for a little bit. It also really allows me to focus on what im working on. I find it to be nice and relaxing if I listen to music as I work. It’s nice working in the studio because I feel like I can make a mess and not have to worry about ruining anything. When Im working at home I have to be careful about ruining things and that can get annoying and distracting
Sometimes with when I work in my classroom studio it gets to quiet and lonely for me to work in so I will work at home. When Im working at home I will either work in bedroom, family room or kitchen. I will usually be bounce back and forth from those three places. Lastly sometimes I will work with other people in the same room and talk to them while I work but that depends on if I can afford to talk.
A lot of times I find helpful to do thumb nail sketches of how Im going to set up my composition for my painting. I will do as many thumb sketches, as I need to in order to find the right one. It’s very important for me before I start that I have everything I need and set up. It’s usually a slow start for me when I start painting but sometimes it can be a quick start. It all depends on how complicated the subject matter is.
I will start off by drawing with either pencil or paint. Sometimes I will just skip the drawing and just jump right into the painting by starting to just put down my light and dark values. Painting for me is a constant push and pull where Im satisfied with some things but not with other things. Now and then I will take a break or if Im getting frustrated with the way my painting is turning out I will walk away and then come back to it with fresh eyes.
I am a majority of the time my own personal motivator. I find it that I will have more motivation and excitement for painting if Im really liking my subject matter. Which is usually a majority of the time but sometimes is not. Also my professors can motivate me to push my work further or help me take my work into a different direction. Getting some constructed criticism really help as well and will allow me work on things that I need to.
Time is also a huge motivator for me. To me time is very precious and valuable. I feel that there is never enough of it in the day so I need to be able to plan accordingly and use it wisely. Most importantly that I used it productively and at the end of the day I feel like I got a lot done.
Ill is completely honest I do not do a lot and I don’t really like to read. I have also been like that since I was a kid. I will read for however for required classes or I will read stuff that interests me in some way.
I don’t have just one most inspiring person. I have a couple of different painters that I find to be inspiring to me. A couple of them have similar subject matters in their paintings or their working style is similar.
The two artist that inspire me are Morandi Giorgio and Edwin Dickson. Giorgio color scheme and simple object still lives remind me a lot of my work. The way Dickson applies the paint and his short glare painting is very similar to how I apply the paint and I to like to just do stare paintings.
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