{"id":263,"date":"2017-01-03T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.williamsonfineart.co.uk\/?p=263"},"modified":"2017-01-02T22:47:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T22:47:19","slug":"the-new-year-new-plans-to-lift-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.williamsonfineart.co.uk\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"The New Year – new plans to lift the heart."},"content":{"rendered":"

I gave up New Year Resolutions years ago, but I am making a new one this year.\u00a0 I am going to get to grips with my poor drawing skills by doing at least one short drawing every day without using a rubber.\u00a0 I’ve failed already because I didn’t do one on January 1st, but I am going to keep trying! However, I do have other plans and these photos represent my ambitions.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>The rose in the centre will make a beautiful watercolour and will help me overcome my inhibitions about painting flowers;\u00a0 I achieved my second acceptable effort in June last year which you can see in my second blog post, so this isn’t something I am hurrying!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The garden photos are also destined to be watercolour – it’s good to think of Summer in January here in the UK.\u00a0 Two portraits – actually they will make one painting as they a photos of my friends when young, before they met and married, so this is something of a nostalgic enterprise.<\/p>\n

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Then there are other directions I wish to explore.\u00a0 I ventured into mixed media last year, not very far in, but enough to see that its not a doubtful means of attaining a result, but a means of expression in its own right.\u00a0 One of my students has produced beautiful pictures following the guidance of this book, so much so that I have bought my own copy to study before attempting something of my own.\u00a0 I like the way the image appears as if rising from the paper itself, a bit like sculptures are said to the in the stone waiting to be freed.<\/p>\n

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This painting has been on our walls for years – the photo doesn’t do it justice at all.\u00a0 I spend many passing moments wondering how the artist used his paint to such silky effect.\u00a0 The surface is very smooth, the details are precise, the control is awe-inspiring.\u00a0 Finally, I have one or two ideas, and am looking forward to creating my own silky paintings.<\/p>\n

I must not forget my Meander book which is needing seven small masterpieces for its tiny pockets.\u00a0 Painting small is another of my bugbears.\u00a0 Happy 2017!<\/p>\n

PS\u00a0 Just received my “Paint” magazine from SAA – and they are running a drawing Challenge this year.\u00a0 how Serendipitous is that!<\/p>\n

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