Sunday in the Art Room SITAR

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SITAR is about ANYTHING art. Your art, someone else's art, writing, photography, the art of cooking, the art of sewing and textiles. Sharing historical art, street art, a story about art. Do you have a question or need help with art? Write a blog post and link it up here. We will all try to help with it. My only rule is that if someone asks for critique it must be done with generosity and consideration. 

This is a place of learning, encouragement and inspiration.

 

Just a small a reminder. I am not a master at art. I just love creating.

 

Are you an impatient artist? I used to be. I wanted to get through an art project as quickly as I could. I think  just to "see" the results. Until a few years ago when I watched a video about taking my time to draw. What a difference it made, not only in the results, but my mind set as well. I still do 5 to 20 minute warm ups. 

These are old drawings and the first one is actually a 3 minute drawing.

 

You might ask why take the time to do warms up drawings? There is a good reason for it. It physically loosens muscles, improves hand eye coordination and mentally bridges the gap between daily life and creative flow. Because you are focused only on the art. It also eliminates perfectionism, builds confidence by reducing art anxiety. I have a drawing on my easel right now that I have changed the mouth 4 times. That's art anxiety. 

Let's get back to taking your time. 

On my last FFO Portrait challenge I worked on all 5 expressions. Most of them I took my time on, but this one I did in a few hours the day before the challenge. 

There are a lot of hard lines, and the blending is not great. Compared to this one where his jaw line fades out and his ear is part of his face. The values on the inside of his mouth show depth and his eyes are glossy.  

These are just some of the differences of taking your time. Feeling the piece you are working on. Changing little nuances to the art. Making it your own, even if you are working from a photo or even from life. 

So, my question again, are you an impatient artist?

Let me know in the comments.

 

Create with all of your passion.

Nicole