I've painted over a ton of work this year, mostly pieces that were somewhere in the middle of completion. I usually give up on something if I can't see potential emerging. One positive aspect of my dissatisfaction is I've gotten much better at color harmony. I've practically used the same five colors throughout my work this year, mixing nearly everything.
I'm telling you all of this to share that my struggles have helped to guide me toward where I'm headed. I've been spending the past week just doing some drawings; ones that are strictly focused on improving composition and design. I'm now seeing that if I don't have a good design from the get go, I can almost promise the work will be scraped. Here are a few of the drawings I did.
When I wrote songs I used to make song maps. It helped me know where I wanted to go with a song, instead of just ending up with a tune that was all over the place. I'm seeing how that is true with art as well. Otherwise it's just wasted paint.
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