tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post8683450614305478949..comments2023-11-12T15:22:03.945-07:00Comments on Liz Wiltzen-A Painter's Journal: Staying in Process...cont'liz wiltzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11968282661175393214noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-22978841432334133992010-04-10T17:26:24.598-06:002010-04-10T17:26:24.598-06:00I love "Ready for Anything" Liz for it&#...I love "Ready for Anything" Liz for it's boldness in color. <br />Pretty heavy what you have been questioning here and something I have spoken about in the past with another Artist. We always seemed to have an adrenalin rush with starting a new painting and then when it's progressed to 3/4's, all seems to go south. Really start to sweat when it's a commissioned piece too. Yet miraculously it generally resolves itself and ends up very nice, unless I really stress out and work the piece to death. To minimize this feeling, I normally work on about 9 paintings in several sizes at all times.Susan Rodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943752177019714980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-37276533467911988902010-04-02T15:15:17.647-06:002010-04-02T15:15:17.647-06:00Hi Liz;
I loved reading this and the previous one ...Hi Liz;<br />I loved reading this and the previous one as well. It sure hit home and such a great description of something i thought was only happening to me! Such fun. I get excited at the beginning stage of a painting, the planning and drawing, then dread the middle when it so often looks like it is going south as you say. It is then i have to take it to another room, lean it up against a wall and just look at it for a long time waiting for it to lead me off to where it wants to be taken. I once tried to describe to a non-painter person how a painting will speak to me and let me know what needs to be done. Not so sure i will try to explain that one again as i had him giving me some very strange looks. I could tell he was just humoring me by pretending to know what the heck i was talking about. Smile! So it is not just a female thing after all as i am sure there are other guys who experience this. I'll be interested to see if any others reply. Oh, and i love your lemons. Wonderful light...<br />Ross LynemRoss Lynemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371133937402266762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-60753944800574489422010-04-01T19:22:11.835-06:002010-04-01T19:22:11.835-06:00Hey Bobbi..."painting" and "easy&qu...Hey Bobbi..."painting" and "easy" in the same sentence? :-)<br /><br />I can honestly say that no painting is ever totally easy for me from start to finish, but I do find the 3/4 problem is less of an issue when I am doing an exercise of any kind, rather than something I intend to share with the world. With exercises, I'm more into doing, more present - instead of down there at the finish line looking back at how I'm progressing toward it.<br /><br />Guess it's kinda like the difference between rehearsal and stage fright. That and all the other fears that come with your art supporting you.<br /><br />In the end, you just have to paint. As Robert Burridge says, "While I am doing my work, I am aware of the fact that there are thousands of other artists right now in their own studios going through the same mind-chatter and fears that I'm going through. Simply, artists learn how to proceed, or they don't."liz wiltzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968282661175393214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-52675867320233334232010-04-01T18:42:12.536-06:002010-04-01T18:42:12.536-06:00Liz, I am really enjoying this thread! When I am m...Liz, I am really enjoying this thread! When I am making a daily drawing, which I find easy relative to a daily painting, I don't have the 3/4 issue that I have with a painting. Maybe that is because I can do several daily drawings and choose the one I like best, or simply that they take less time than a daily painting, so, as you say, there is even less invested. Do you find that when you are painting something that is "easy" for you, there is less of the 3/4 problem?Bobbi Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235452539131042733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-31146798468587362022010-04-01T12:31:54.084-06:002010-04-01T12:31:54.084-06:00That’s a good way of putting it Dana, using cautio...That’s a good way of putting it Dana, using caution instead of throwing it to the wind. Actually seems like a crazy thing to do when put that way, but the more I paint the more I realize that careful is good, but caution is lethal.<br /><br />Thanks all of you for sharing your comments and insights.liz wiltzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968282661175393214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-16295092523039798202010-04-01T08:09:31.205-06:002010-04-01T08:09:31.205-06:00Liz, you are so good at putting into words what I ...Liz, you are so good at putting into words what I experience with that 3/4 done comment. I need to take your advice and take a break when needed and let the painting dictate what is next. Thank you!<br /><br />Beautiful painting with that saturated red! The silver bowl is nicely done, too. It's all good!Linda Popplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597184853450230942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-6447844812170616442010-04-01T07:38:02.286-06:002010-04-01T07:38:02.286-06:00Love the lemons on red. I have always struggled wi...Love the lemons on red. I have always struggled with lemons in paintings because of their cool colors. I love the translucency of the lemons.<br />I enjoyed and relate to your thoughts. I struggle every day to be patient with myself and paintings. I am just starting to try larger still lifes and it is way more involved than small ones. It is so smart to leave a painting for a while and see it with new eyes and insight.carol morgan carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097740695077840231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-2555597077895115292010-04-01T06:47:17.504-06:002010-04-01T06:47:17.504-06:00Love this dynamic red and the way it bounces off o...Love this dynamic red and the way it bounces off of everything. Terrific reflections!<br /><br />And what a great post! You summed it up perfectly and gave me so many points to consider.Gwen Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16393643552813213700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-46691213865386890442010-04-01T06:05:28.618-06:002010-04-01T06:05:28.618-06:00Well said, Liz! You've spoken for all of us th...Well said, Liz! You've spoken for all of us that go through this stage. I don't know about the men though!!Ann Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648000587565505764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992188361901924074.post-76542481585037646382010-03-31T20:23:29.574-06:002010-03-31T20:23:29.574-06:00Oh my gosh Liz! You can articulate so well the fe...Oh my gosh Liz! You can articulate so well the feelings of being an artist. That 3/4 done is a common place to start using caution rather than throwing it to the wind. <br />Letting your painting talk to you is a strategy I pursue, but it takes walking away for a little while before I can come back and listen.<br /><br />I love the light shining through the lemon with the seed stopping it, well done!Dana Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883163918906068098noreply@blogger.com