Post #2370647
2026-03-21 20:59 UTC
Things I’ve learned today: use nonstaining pigments for under-painting, wait until it’s totally dry before doing straight lines, swatch value not just color, and I gotta learn some technique to give the impression of buildings on hills.
Thing I learned again that I keep learning: big fussy painting with tons of details that take a lot of time are rarely as good as quick, gestural painting executed spontaneously. BUT I have to do the fussy one first and then the breezy one second to somehow get the shapes out.
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@dys_morphia@sfba.social 2026-03-21 21:34
It’s paradoxical and someone looking at the paintings might thing the one done last was the initial sketch. Typing this, I realize this is an exact corollary to my writing process. Long, wordy, detailed first drafts with messy structure. Each draft simpler and more organized.