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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Speed Painting


Speed painting is a great way to loosen up.  At a recent workshop, instructor Liz Wiltzen had her students paint a live model in about 20 different poses.  The poses lasted between 30 seconds and 20 minutes.  After each pose and quick painting, we wiped our canvases clean and started over.  The above painting is the only one that I kept, and I kept it only as a reminder to do this exercise often.  Because we worked fast and did not plan to keep what we produced, we didn't care whether each painting was a success and we didn't worry about wasting canvas.  As a result, we didn't fuss; instead, we just painted and painted, and we produced some lively and spontaneous images.  I highly recommend this exercise if you want your paintings to be vibrant and fresh and if you want to practice a lot without burning through too many canvases.

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