Progress of my New Picture

Here are some images showing my progression of one of my latest pictures titled ‘The Beanstalk’, inspired by the children’s tale of Jack and the Beanstalk.

The Complexities of Producing a Work of Art!

A sudden rush of excitement spurs me on as my initial inspiration strikes. However, as I begin to work on building upon layers and layers uncertainty sets in as the brilliant vision I have formulated looks increasingly as though a very small child has created it!

And so it begins…

The emotional turmoil, the doubt, the roller coaster of highs and lows, the observations, the contemplation and the questioning, will I be able to pull this picture off or not? Although, the most complex question of all is… I know the picture is almost finished but if I add too much it will ruin it and if I don’t add something it is incomplete, so what should I do? This can lead to hours and sometimes months of staring at the canvas!

I realise stating all these things makes me sound like an insane person but I have a sneaky suspicion that if the truth was known a lot of artists would own up to it!

Throughout all of this there is always a wonderful leap of faith where I just trust my instincts and make a decision, I mean what does it matter it is only a canvas! Wrong - it is art but that is for another day!

More new art work to follow soon!