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| Ingres, 1862 |
According to Kit White, "A poorly executed image remains insignificant. A well-constructed image of something seemingly insignificant can be masterful. In all great work, the subject and the means by which it is rendered are inseparable. Master your technique to protect your content." For me, I have struggled to create the artwork that I see in my head due to not having mastered the technique needed in a certain medium. I love drawing and painting the human figure, but I admit that hands and feet are troublesome for me, I have yet to master them. Does that mean I give up doing hands and feet, no way! I will do the best hands and feet that I can do now and will continue to learn to master them. Enjoy!
Ha ha ha!! I was just starting to write you this comment to say how far off you are... that your drawing of hands and feet is totally magnificent!!! Then I was like, "Oh... Ingres, 1862, right... a little before Alice's time." :-) Whoops! :-) Well, I have faith in you that you will master them in no time!!
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I have a similar problem w/ photography sometimes. Sometimes I'm amazed at how beautiful something so humble can look - and other times frustrated that I can't get a photo to come out even a fraction as beautiful as my eyes actually saw it and my mind remembers it. And I wish I had the skills and knowledge, and sometimes the equipment, needed to do it justice - but I keep trying. :-)
Yeah, Ingres was magnificent, but I am working on it :) One can never give up, if they truly love what they are doing. I have seen some of your photographs, and to me some are pretty magnificent. Keep going!
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