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Catching up with time lost
Hi Julie
My aspirations are similar, having started late in the Arts. I am 42 and have only activated my heart and my brain the last 6 years. It has only been this last 8 months that I am really really serious, now I live, breath, think about developing every single second of the day, I have had to build this passion up to a point where my life is totally art focussed now, no more excuses. I have had to build this passion and the determination as it wasn't there as consistent early on.
I have just done my first colour sketch for my first real portrait but am hesitant to place it here on the forum. Talk about catching up with time lost. I could kick myself now that I didn't allow myself more time for my art over the years. Better now than never.
The mind set for ambition and determination has had to be developed over time I found, I couldn't get it straight away, even though I loved painting, I just couldn't believe I could get any where with it, as I saw so many brilliant other artist's works especially here on this forum. But about a year ago, I looked over my paintings and realised I did 80% figurative work right from the beginning. I suppose it is a natural progression to develop into portraiture.
Now all I do is live and breath information to develop with. I have finally set up a space in my dining room next to the table to get a model in. I am unfortunately on a government allowance, not from my liking, and have squeezed enough to get one and a half hours for a model, once a fortnight. It is a start, now I am trying to coax my son to sit for me, at least it would be cheaper. I have to start from a place where I can develop from. I do not want to rely on photos to do portrait work and I want to always hopefully have sittings to complete paintings. Here's hoping.
I do feel that seeing other artist's accomplished works is only the fuel to get my butt off the chair and tell my mind that I too could do this if I practice, practice, practice.
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