100 DAYS - 100 PAINTINGS by Patt Scrivener
On January 1, 2021 I joined in the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery Challenge to create a piece of artwork daily for 100 days. 100 days is a commitment!
the painting to my ecommerce shop, sent out an email to my daily painting subscribers, and posted to social media. What pros & cons did I experience?
I thought I would share the experience by answering some questions I had along the way.
PROS Accountability to show up Practicing regularly Developed a rhythm Got faster at identifying problems
What parameters did I set? To work with supplies I had in stock To finish some previously started work To work small To experiment and explore techniques with cold wax medium and oil paint.
CONS I became bored with painting small. It took time away from doing larger work.
What was my daily process? I mainly painted from imagination (my normal approach). I used some previously finished paintings as a jumping off point. I tried different techniques and tools: palette knives, scrapers, textured grounds, solvent lifts, marble dust, alla prima, etc. I painted on several paintings at one time as this works well with the layering process I use with cold wax and oil paint. I selected one to finish daily. I photographed, titled, and posted www.islandartsmag.ca
How did you come up with titles? Titles can be challenging and take as long as the painting! Some days the title would pop into my head, other days it was more or a challenge. I generated a list of words that I could pair together. I also stole like an artist by borrowing song titles from musicians! continued on page 6...
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May - Jun 2021
