{"id":2858,"date":"2020-06-02T07:28:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T07:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2025-02-14T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:02:52","slug":"art-obsession-or-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westnorfolkartists.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/art-obsession-or-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Art: Obsession or Drug?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I have been asked to put a few words together to run through the thought processes that I go through before putting paint to canvas!<\/p>\n

Firstly, art to me is both obsession and a drug. It is a challenge that needs to be met all the time, and a need to be better than the last painting on the easel. Something I feel will never be achieved, but never-the-less that need is still there. I am constantly thinking about the next painting and what subject should it be.<\/p>\n

I have a rather strange way of looking at the world of colour. To me it\u2019s not about which colour compliments another, it\u2019s more about what colour can I get away with, after all the eye can be tricked in many ways.<\/p>\n

The whole process of painting can be quite complicated depending on the subject that one chooses. Sometimes it\u2019s just a question of seeing something on the TV, freeze framing it, photographing and then painting it. Of course, there is the drawing process to go through. Other times it\u2019s spending hours going through thousands of photos on the internet, looking for inspiration. Again, other times it could be something that a fellow artist has done that gives you some inspiration.<\/p>\n

Size always matters, as it determines how much detail can be achieved. I always try to use an 800 x 600mm canvas which gives a 4:3 ratio, whether in landscape or portrait.
\nDepending on the chosen subject, I avoid landscapes that are devoid of animals and people. Research can also play a massive part. If, for instance, I have chosen to paint a military aircraft, then everything from correct colouring to the right squadron, and location of the scene has to be researched, and then you can always find some expert that tells you that you have got it totally wrong and there are not enough rivets on an engine cowling!!!<\/p>\n\n\t\t