and I'm back with the Oil.... I did miss it....the texture....the smell, the vibrancy :)
I saw the trailer for "Big Eyes" - Tim Burton's new film, on the weekend and got inspired to make this painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xD9uTlh5hI I have also finished these 2 new ones which I really like:
How are you? I kept working on my 4 paintings at once, and it’s been hard. Once again I’m in the same place where it isn't going anywhere, I’m stuck L and I don’t like them so far… I took some pictures, you can see my progress here: That’s it for now, have a nice day :)
Do you remember my last post, were I was talking about the 2 paintings that I didn’t like, and didn’t know how to fix them? Well, I’ve finished them, yay! Finally, so glad! And I quite like them! See how they look now: Isn’t it a big improvement? They look nothing like in the last pics I have posted.
I like them now! Again, I don’t feel they are my best, but they are quite good! Now I’m working on 4 paintings at once, and I’ve noticed something interesting in my work. I tend to work each time on 2 pieces at once, and I have realized that these two that I’m working on will always look similar, and will be in the same style or technique. You can see it clearly in my last 2 pairs, and it’s so interesting to think about it, how every time I work, I try to make something with the pair of paintings that is different from the previous ones. It’s like I’m going through an artistic period that you can see in every work that I work on simultaneously. Anyway, I hope you got my point, and if not - then never mind, hope you like my 2 new paintings, till next time… There are those days when you wish life on this Earth was different.
Like yesterday, when I went home from work, and it was already completely dark, and I had realized how I haven’t felt any daylight during the day. I was stuck to the computer all day long, and it is sad to think how I didn't feel the day passing by - I woke up , worked on the computer, and boom -darkness- the night is here. I wish we worked only 5 hours a day and I wish we lived more 'natural' life, like spending more time in nature, so every day you spend at least an hour completely in nature, and I don't mean city nature- a few trees next to the road, I mean real nature, away from the city noises. I think in general our life is so fast, we are running around from place to place, wanting everything here and now, without any patience, like on a running wheel. We need to make things slower so we could participate in every moment and really feel alive! Well, I don't know, I've been too philosophical today; I guess I'm a bit bored. I continued working on my 2nd painting, used the technique of pouring colors straight on the canvas, I love this technique, but the problem is that you don't know how it will dry off, so when you pour the color, it’s all vibrant and pretty, but after drying off it becomes dark and lifeless. Today I woke up and as I suspected, it's was all wrong, but I think it gets better, it did become more interesting. I need to think about how to continue from this point and make it even better, till it finished. That’s it for now, sorry I didn't take a pic of the painting, it didn't feel interesting enough to photo it :) I'll continue with the updates... Hi this is my first blog, I hope you read my statement on the right, so I wont have to explain who I am, but please remember, I am not fluent in English, so sorry in advance for the grammar mistakes :) As you can see on my blog pic, this is my studio and this is where I paint these days ( on the floor in the living room). I used to have a studio of my own but it was in the days when I was represented by a gallery, it didn't work out and I didn't like the feeling of not being in control of my art and representation in the art world. So, as I wrote in my statement, I am on my own now in the cruel hard art world :) just kidding , I'd rather think of it as an easy art world where every artist can find his place and his fans, and there is a place for everybody :) Painting abstract isn't easy for me, it is the most interesting kind of expression for me, but it is a daily struggle - How do you know that the painting is finished ? How do you know when it's good? Will people like it? I know I shouldn't create art with these fears, because it should be a pure, genuine process, but it's hard to be extremely focused and express yourself without any fears. I finished recently these 2 paintings: I think they are good, but it's not my best. I'm working now on new ones, and it's not going anywhere. It's so hard, look at the process: I don't like it at all, I don't know how to proceed from here, I want it to be more interesting, to have some center point that is eye catching, but it is just not working right now :( Here is another one that I am working on right now: Sorry for the quality of the pics, I took it with my iPhone in bad lighting.
You see how bad it is, it's even worse than the first one, I really want to make interesting paintings, and so far I'm stuck! |
Tamy Moldavsky AzarovHi, I'm an artist, always was and always will be :) Started painting from an early age, and started painting abstract since I was 21. Now I'm 30 years old, finding my way in the art world. I used to be represented by a gallery, but it didn't work out, so now I am ON MY OWN! Archives
June 2015
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