If you missed my new painting video that I shared yesterday, here it is again.
I did something different this time… I took pictures at the end of Session 1, Session 2, and then the final finished oil painting. Sometimes people like the minimalist look of my unfinished work. They see stages of my progress in the videos and like points along the way. So, this time, I decided to offer a couple of those progress points. The effect is like a storyboard, a collection of three paintings that tell the story of this cardinal becoming finished art.
I’m offering these images as prints if anyone likes the idea of having a set of three prints to display like this as a collection. I don’t think every painting lends itself to this idea, but this one was well suited for the concept. It slowed me down a little bit to do extra photography along the way, but I’m willing to do it again for future projects that seem like they’d make good “storyboard” sets. I also thought that some might prefer the sketch-like quality of the first image, the photo I took after the first session. Usually I don’t offer a way for people to choose an earlier version of my paintings, as I don’t have photographs of the progress, only the finished art.
Sometimes “unfinished” has a raw appeal that is passionate and interesting; as a metaphor for life, we are often endearing when we are in our unfinished state of being. Many of us fall in love when we are young and scattered, not yet settled and sorted out. The humble energy when we are seen while “in progress” is beautifully human. When we allow someone into our unfinished state of being, into our private space, we share our hearts with others.
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