“Series” is Artspeak for painting the same subject multiple times. It is probably apparent to you that I do this. . . people ask if I get bored painting the same thing over and over. In a word, “NO”! Why not? Several reasons:
1. I am simple-minded enough that each time I paint it feels like a new time. (“ooh, look, here is the right shade of brownish orange!”)
2. It gets easier each time, and easy makes me feel like I’ve gotten better.
3. Selling paintings inspires me to make more paintings to sell.
4. Practice makes perfect, and perfection is satisfying.
5. Paintings look good shown in groups of similar subjects.
6. It stretches my design capabilities to have to keep making the same things look a bit different.
7. Authors are told “write what you know” and it seems to be good advice for artists. If I don’t know the subject I am painting, someone else will know the subject and will know that I don’t know it!
4 Comments
oooo…i like the red and the pomegranates. i may need to save up some money to commission you to do some work for me.
Pomegranates are good. Beautifully painted pomegranates are inspiring to the artistically challenged. Wonderful work Jana!
Hey Jana!
See you Saturday. Hopefully you will see some of our new signs as you drive down from Alta Acres.
Remember, those were your idea– it only took about 4 years to fruition!
Hoping to see some pomegranates & oranges.
Best wishes for the Redbud.
Karen
Hey Jana! I really like this one. Are you going to do a series of pomegranates? because they seem like very good painting subjects from what I’ve seen.
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