Comments on: Back In The Paint http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/152 An unpolluted mind with a supreme idea is the greatest weapon. Only time will tell if you are adequately armed. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark Sahm http://www.somrod.com/blog/archives/152#comment-2615 Mark Sahm Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:56:32 +0000 http://www.magicjunk.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2615 POSTSCRIPT: For the record, revisiting the world of acrylics this month was a fantastic decision... if I do say so myself. :) Basically it all came down to the process. Sometimes when you dwell on the negative end-product (as in "What have my paintings done to help fund my career?"), you can forget all of the positive elements associated with creating it in the first place. Testing color blends, using different brushes, and trying new techniques can make the experience itself a plus--- in addition to the finished project. It's a blast to savor the disconnection from reality, and immersion into this world where it is just me, the paint and the canvas. By the way, I'll add in my humble personal criticism, that the two completed paintings are probably the best ones I've done in my career (you can see them <a target="_blank" title="Death With Lime" href="http://www.magicjunk.com/deathlime.htm">here</a> and <a target="_blank" title="Addiction (Octo-Skull)" href="http://www.magicjunk.com/octoskull.htm">here</a>). This gives me hope that I can potentially build upon. We'll see. POSTSCRIPT: For the record, revisiting the world of acrylics this month was a fantastic decision… if I do say so myself. :) Basically it all came down to the process. Sometimes when you dwell on the negative end-product (as in “What have my paintings done to help fund my career?”), you can forget all of the positive elements associated with creating it in the first place.

Testing color blends, using different brushes, and trying new techniques can make the experience itself a plus— in addition to the finished project. It’s a blast to savor the disconnection from reality, and immersion into this world where it is just me, the paint and the canvas.

By the way, I’ll add in my humble personal criticism, that the two completed paintings are probably the best ones I’ve done in my career (you can see them here and here). This gives me hope that I can potentially build upon. We’ll see.

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