Hello everyone, hope you are fine?
I have been off for a while and I've also been trying to figure out where I should channel my strength as an artist while working on a painting project which I intend making four masquerade paintings for an upcoming exhibition in my home town. Two of the painting are 3x2 ft by size the other two is around 4.5x2.5 ft by size, I am certainly swimming in a river of anxiety, doubts, happiness, excitement while making these paintings, well I have no choice than to just like the process.
About channeling my strength to something I like as an artist - I really want to see myself making works effortless and with connections to the piece and not randomly putting out pieces of artwork out there for daily consumption by my audience. I don't want be making an artwork and I will find myself in the situation of asking myself why I started it.. I know making artworks can be tasking but I sincerely want to choose the task I can easily handling or compatible with.
I don't want that public approval before I can applaud myself for making a good piece of art.. I have found myself in this space a couple of times and trust me the disappointment that comes with it isn't a cool thing for one's mental health.
I have liked figures especially female figures right from when I can't even remember.. I have done some couple of drawings on the female and male figure but I just didn't do it much or often.
Maybe, based on that most of the figures I drew were mostly nude, I think I was still having some contemplations about making more because of some comments or reactions which wasn't even coming that much but I just allowed my mind to accept whatever it feels.
So on this little break off.. I've decided to start making pencil sketches and after am done with the masquerade paintings, I will kick off with the figure sketches with oil colours. I chose pencil for the sketches because I want to go back to the basics, the tonal grading and light and shade with soft and hard edges..though I have handled pen for much longer time now - it feels a bit lose handling pencil but I like the fun!
So so so, here is today's anatomy study, I hope it came it fine?
The paper I used was a bit hard and had lines on it and a little stroke can just turn to a dark one. I was careful while working on this one.
Thanks and see you next time.
