tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462611214963992941.post6592302493275081227..comments2023-08-07T03:34:33.675-05:00Comments on Karen Hargett's Fine Art Journal: What Was I Thinking?!Karen Hargetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332545449869106592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462611214963992941.post-7793290868736896852008-08-19T20:08:00.000-05:002008-08-19T20:08:00.000-05:00Hi Diana - I had to revise my 100 paintings before...Hi Diana - I had to revise my 100 paintings before the end of the year. It was making me crazy. I'm still painting and practicing though and will reach 100 just not this year. Thanks for the encouragment - it means a lot!Karen Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332545449869106592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462611214963992941.post-85879367338247126312008-08-19T13:01:00.000-05:002008-08-19T13:01:00.000-05:00I hope you don't give up on the idea of doing 100 ...I hope you don't give up on the idea of doing 100 paintings in a year. Even if it takes you longer than a year, you will gain a lot of great practice with the paint by doing 100 pieces. You'll probably be amazed at your own growth when you compare #1 with #100.Diana Moses Botkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254521493118166524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462611214963992941.post-41069909289705839342008-08-09T18:50:00.000-05:002008-08-09T18:50:00.000-05:00Thanks Susan. I have Richard Schmid's book - it i...Thanks Susan. I have Richard Schmid's book - it is a good one. I have also just received Keven MacPherson's book too - haven't read it yet though - hopefully it will help. <BR/><BR/>I plan to continue to paint but also need to concentrate on what I make money on and that is my other art and I have been neglecting it lately. Since I work full time at a regular job the time I have to work on my art is fairly limited so I can't afford to ignore my pastels and pencil work. I do understand what you are saying though and acknowledge this will be an uphill battle for a while. I'm sure I will find the key for me - hopefully sooner rather than later.<BR/><BR/>I am going to start painting with a friend who is an oil painter so hopefully that will help too. I appreciate your encouragement though and in the meantime I’ll continue to watch you and others to learn that way too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again!Karen Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332545449869106592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462611214963992941.post-26303830819983596942008-08-09T00:56:00.000-05:002008-08-09T00:56:00.000-05:00Richard Schmid's Alla Prima is great, if pricey. A...Richard Schmid's Alla Prima is great, if pricey. And Keven MacPherson's Fill Your Paintings With Color And Light is good... especially for a landscape painter.<BR/>But painting 3-5 paintings a week is the best method I know for learning. Little ones. Not masterpieces. Lots of different subjects, lots of lighting situations, lots of surfaces, lots of compositions. The magic is in the frequency. If you let even 4 or 5 days go by, you lose what you learned on the previous one... at least it worked that way for me. It's like learning to walk once a week... not so effective. It works better every day. You're VERY smart and VERY talented. I hope you'll keep at it!Susan Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110529181768705593noreply@blogger.com