Artist's Back to Basics

Brush Strokes

We’ve all done it. Spent hours pushing paint around with this vague sense of trying to achieve something, not quite sure what. Or, a clear sense of wanting to achieve something and still not being able to. The nuances between these different levels of frustration we won’t go into here, suffice to say it’s usually not a great place to spend your painting time.

We’re going to break the painting process down into three areas. Looking at our painting process this way, will give us an ability to find solutions.

While this article is supposed to be focussing on brush technique, I think that this strategy will still be relevant when you discover what my solutions are to solving most of these problems. Part of the problem with painting is, there is a large amount of area that is in our “blind spot”. For example, most of us are limited by our

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Artist's Back to Basics

Artist's Back to Basics6 min read
In Awe Of The Landscape
Travelling and our family’s love of four-wheel drive adventures led me on my journey to create plein air artworks. To create whilst travelling has been a challenge and an absolute joy, a feeling most artists would be able to resonate with. Over the y
Artist's Back to Basics2 min read
Art Gallery of Ballarat
The wealth generated by gold and a burgeoning agricultural hinterland, coupled with a general sense of optimism that permeated the colony of Victoria during the 1880s were the main factors behind the timing of the Gallery’s founding. This boom-time e
Artist's Back to Basics2 min read
Its The Interpretation That Makes It Work
Many people I speak to tell me they really enjoy painting but don’t get the time to do it. My answer is, I paint (almost every day) and sometimes don’t get the time to do other things. As a young man I had the need to draw, and I enjoyed art at schoo

Related Books & Audiobooks