The learning curves we go through as artists are constant. A student of mine turned me on to an interesting concept that helped me digest these transitions, The Four Stages of Learning, as defined by Abraham Maslow (also the author of the Hierarchy of Needs).
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"Morning Light" 11x14 oil on gessoed Gatorboard
Inspiration Comes In Many FormsI recently spent a week painting in a very magical place. Inspiration was everywhere...I could hardly gather myself to choose what to paint. One particular morning I found inspiration in an alternative way.
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In my last blog post I reported that I was committing to the discipline of creating small value studies before each painting. Since June I have stuck to my guns and have not painted one thing that did not start with a 3-value sketch.
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