tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908607809597710001.post3389185315758927407..comments2014-09-01T18:36:06.121+01:00Comments on A Painting a Week: My Style ... Musings and a Decision (August 7, 2007)Regula Scheifelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054719005982688439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908607809597710001.post-17758559576622103142007-08-21T23:58:00.000+01:002007-08-21T23:58:00.000+01:00In order to find what you want to paint, you need ...In order to find what you want to paint, you need to paint. It's odd - you work it out over time, looking at different things yu've painted, which you enjoyed and why and which you got less out of and why - and slowly your subject matter comes to you. <BR/><BR/>Just keep painting and let the subject speak to you!<BR/><BR/>When you've got about 50 under your belt stop and take a look at them and see if you can see any pattern and/or groupings. Not so much things you decided to paint as things that told you to paint them.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908607809597710001.post-61489641576431774562007-08-08T14:41:00.000+01:002007-08-08T14:41:00.000+01:00Regula, I see I am not the only one doing some har...Regula, I see I am not the only one doing some hard thinking about art. That's good to know! <BR/><BR/>I agree with your conclusion. I always figured that style shows up the longer someone paints. I don't see it as something we can force. But your ideas of building a body of work and limiting your focus are good ones. And you can always change your focus when you are ready to - it's not a lifelong choice.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494806312648513169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908607809597710001.post-286315107585074082007-08-08T03:04:00.000+01:002007-08-08T03:04:00.000+01:00i agree with your conclusion. You can not plan yo...i agree with your conclusion. You can not plan your style or analyze it to come up with the perfect style for you. Style comes to you over time, with experimentation, skill and outside influences, such as artists you admire.Ed Terpeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211416674089451891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908607809597710001.post-18091439110679330712007-08-07T20:12:00.000+01:002007-08-07T20:12:00.000+01:00Dear Regi, your quest for a personal painting styl...Dear Regi, your quest for a personal painting style is understandable but aren't you allowing it to bother you too much? I think you will develop a very personal style as you go on painting. I personally very much like your plein air paintings. The originals are of course sooo much better than the photographs! <BR/>MumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com