People always ask me, why did you draw this, paint this? What are your thoughts? I wish I could say that I carefully planned each painting out, but that never happens. I sometimes have a direction that I want to go but that changes the minute I start the painting. For instance, I knew the colors I wanted to create in this piece, and I thought I would make my houses. But after the background paint went on, I immediatly drew "souls". (as I call them),,,,,,and why four of them? I don't know, they just seem to fit on the painting better that way.
So,,, then I think why did I paint these instead of houses, I'm not sure, but the answer is, is that I just "go with the flow". My paintings are in control of me, I'm never in control of them. I like it that way. So, my advise is to open yourself up, see what happens!
15 comments:
beautiful!! Love the loose free style!
Good advice, Tara!
i really like this tara. it's very soothing, calm...peaceful to me. like your choice of colors and the composition. YAY!
This is really great, love all that's going on. Lovely work.
OO! I like it!!
These are great. I know what you mean about the piece taking you where it wants to go rather than vice-versa.
Question: When you write with pencil over a piece, do you have to use clear gesso? I've used c.g. but then it's so rough I have to put several coats of medium over it to even it out...
Hi Karen,
I use pitt pens over acrylic, they are waterproof. Then I use a clear gel medium over the piece for protection.
I really like this one... I love the idea that they are 'souls'
Beautiful!!!
Well I just love this, it has a warm peacefulness about it.
Love this! :)
Beautiful piece. I absolutely love the wings, so delicate and sensitive!
great piece. I also like the idea of souls.
I can relate to your post about "why" and often am just as baffled about why I draw what I draw. Great work. :-)
wonderful!! so free!
great piece - i love it, souls...
i work like you do, and it's always a surprise isn't it? like christmas every day :-)
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