I once heard of a friend told me “I want to paint like you”. While I was utterly flattered and honored, I felt obligated to tell my friend that there’s no short cut to this. Every week when I type up a new blog post, I try to come up with easy to follow tips to improve your painting. However, there’s something I simply can’t teach you in a short blog post or lesson – Fundamental.
Read MorePrinciples and Value
Most of things in this painting are done in very few washs
Focus on doing it right, not how to fix it later
Students quite often came to me and asked, “How do I fix this?” I usually only have one answer to this dreadful question, “leave it, start a new one” I don’t want to be rude or unwilling to help, but my fear is that they caught up by all the different ways to fix their finished painting instead of doing it right in the beginning.
Read MoreArtist moral
Our work and our life should be equally inspiring. If people compliment on my artwork but unimpressed by the type of person I am, then I will not consider myself a successful artist. To be an artist is an incredible privilege, let us take up the responsibility on showing the world what does it mean to be an artist!
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Cle Elum River, 12x16 Plein Air
Sabbatical
Burnt out is very real. And it doesn’t always coming from work. I’ll say most of my stresses don’t really come from work, but lack of personal time and unable to do what I want. To be able to identify the source of stress is vital very important for an artist. If you are burnt out, your creative energy is drained and your motivation goes down.
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