Ok, you may be wondering when I will start creating original work, but this is kind of the way I approach life in general. I research a lot before I write the paper. I shop around a lot before I purchase a product. In the case of my art, I like the idea of the Atelier model–a student should copy Master works, and hone their skills through repetition. That’s kind of where I’m at right now. On the other hand, this painting is the last one I plan to do with the aid of a video tutorial. My next works will be studies of paintings themselves. Can I take what I’ve learned and use it to recreate paintings in my own? We’ll see.
I enjoyed painting along with John Crump in this video today. We’ll see what happens next.