This is my third post about my progress on the largest winter 2018 project that I am in the process of creating.
Last week and yesterday were amazing. I got tons on it done. Especially yesterday. After 12 hours of painting straight, I could see the end of it and was pretty confident that I can have it done in a day, maximum two.
But ha ha, well, I have to laugh cause this happens so often. When I have a super productive day (16 hours of work yesterday which felt like a breeze, I was not even tired), than as a general rule the following day, for some reason, is crap. Not necessarily altogether a day that I'd label as "shitty", but since the bar is very high from the previous superman day, it just feels like it.
Hm, so after spending few hours on details today, I looked at it and had to admit to myself:
yup, i over-complicated it...
The central part I mean. And this is a lesson that I learned the hard way and that I recommend every artist to learn ASAP because you will save yourself lots of pain and disappointment. Here it is:
When you look at the result of your work and part of you, deep down, knows that you don't like it, and your mind is trying to convince you that it's good enough, that it's actually pretty awesome, don't listen to it. Have the balls to scratch it, cover it up, and start again, even if it means deleting hours of your minute work. Your mind will tell you: Oh, but what a majestic waste of time to erase all that work! Better just embellish it and "repair" it. Nah, don't listen to it. You have not wasted any of your time, you have learned a lesson and trained your hand. Next time you'll do this one mistake less (out of the million bad moves that you'll still do in the future). So it's not a mistake. And yup go and cover it up and start from cleaner point.
Thats' exactly what I did today, as you can see...
This is where I finished on my last blog update
Mountains came to life...
Earth in the tree came to be...
...and exactly at this point I had to be honest with myself- the central part is too much...
centre part...
...and so I took brush and covered up work of many hours in the space of few minutes...
This is how it looks now, and tomorrow is a new day. It's 10:30 pm here in Vancouver and I'll be leaving my studio soon.
I am not disappointed. I will go and pick up my sword, my samurai's katana (my brush) tomorrow morning and I will kill the beast of resistance in me and paint something way better.
So be it,
Till next time Steemit fam,
Much Love,
Jan
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P.S.: Beauty resides in simplicity!
P.P.S.: I forgot to tell you the name! It will be named HERITAGE
wonderful
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good one - upvoted and resteemed. Following.
If it were not for the Facebook page of Steemit Artists, I might have missed it.
also shared on my Twitter:
https://twitter.com/visionaryartcom/status/968460642993700864
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Thanks so much @thermoplastic ! Following you back
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Wow this painting is absolutely incredible! I know exactly how you feel about not liking a painting and wanting to start over or rip it up and start over regardless of how long it might have taken. But honestly, I like it either way. Seeing as its such a large canvas, those intricate details were providing more intrigue, but the simpler focal point makes it more sublime. At the end of the day, you as an artist have to be satisfied with it. I don't know how you can paint for 16 hours though! I painted for 4 today and by the end I was completely spent! Keep up the amazing work! Love Lali xx
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Thank you for lovely comment! Painting charges me most of the time:)
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I really like the detail in the first version, however it was tough to see what was going on until you zoomed in, so probably a good move for clarity. Love the piece
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Me too Jake! Just not 100% and I am radical in that way :D
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I could relate, i often have those conversation in my brain, and sometimes i trick my brain that all thise effort shoukd be fine, not until my wife takes a second look and tells me what i first thought, so i always go to her for 2nd opinions before i could say the painting is done. I am always curious as to what brand of paint do you use, its always so vibrant, all the colors are alive! Specially with your light areas, its so bright that it could pierce thru the soul
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Hey,my friend I am new in steemit please help me. I can't understand how can I start
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I'll sit on this one before it strikes me what should really be in there to finish it in a majestic way. Good thing that I got so much other stuff to work on at the meantime! Thanks a lot bro!
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Wahh now that looks sick my friend! I think it looks a lot better drawing some strokes in the breath of simplicity, love it ✌🏼
Also the painting is huge! Can't even imagine how much effort you must have put into this, true mastery 🙏🏼
Don't know your other interests but if you happen to be into travelling, vlogs, fitness, self-development etc feel free to check out my channel, in any case keep up the good work and I'll see you around!🙌🏼
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IT was a nice dance to get it where it is now. And bit more dance to get the final majestic touch on it. Was great fun! Thank you so much!
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Love the story! Interestingly, it usually works the other way round with my paintings. Whenever I decide a work is finished, at least some hours later my mind bombards me with things like "no, no, it´s not finished. And it will never be, because it will never be good enough. Maybe you should change this or that? No, won´t even work. You´d better paint it completely over". And so on. :) So ... I think most artists have to deal with some kind of thoughts that try to sabotage one´s creativity.
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haha thanks for sharing. yes that mind chatter is going on too :)
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This is an awesome art photography. Its really amazing photo and also creative art. I really impressed your art.
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Wow..photography post... Love it..
Great to share
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Amazing
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That was Rudyard Kipling in the poem 'If'. This message is not only to artist but to everyone in life. Sometimes you will know this business, this relationship, this path you are in isn't gonna come out well. But you look at all the energy and time you have put into it and you don't wanna lose that.
Don't hesitate, pick up a brush, brush it off and start again at the beginning. It's not an advice, it's just me thinking aloud.
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Thanks bro!
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a very good story my friends and very beautiful art i am very interested time read it @jankasparec i will upvote and resteem.
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There are so many stories around us but your stories are extraordinary. They have a lot of power and are pure. Thanks.
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wow.....@jankasparec your art picture is so....awesome. it's so...!.. beautiful . i impressed your art it's so.... nice. your art is creativey. keep it up.... all the best and thanks... for share
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Best Artwork have seen in 2018, you have my respect and fandom mate!
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Wow. This is an awesome post. Thanks
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Ummm that looks amazing haha
Congrats on the new place!!
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Heritage is a awesome piece of work, i didnt even know the scaling was this large until i saw the last image.
A lot of time when i get those voices telling me its not done, i wont be able to sleep until im sure ive added the final touch,...some other times when i feel stuck i just create something else from what already is. Cheers to better painting all the time, thank you for sharing this with us.
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Thank you so much for sharing @mistakili ! Yeah the good life of artist, right? :)
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right
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Pretty cool art @jankasparec.
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I don't think you overcomplicated the middle area; for me it adds layers of meaning.
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Thanks for sharing! Love that you like it :) It'll change. Just wasn't 100% for me and I only take what resonates 100%
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I agree, there is no more past ballast dragging the couple down, the boat as the last bridge is enough.
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Thanks my man! Appreciate your input!
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I think your work is fantastic, your pictures have that touch of magic that you always manage to transport.
I would also like to draw again, but at the moment I am uncertain and a little torn up so that a lot of things end up in the garbage which is frustrating for me.
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