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RE: Watercolor tree [....watercolor]
Stained glass style?!? Sounds inspiring from your description. I am intrigued and excited to see these trees you mentioned!
I find one of my greatest hurdles is choosing a subject to depict, so I end up sketching for hours sometimes. And before I know it and the day is done, or it's time to start the day. This can become a frustrating cycle at times...
Your work is always on point. What do you do to select a subject and create a composition?
I know the cycle all too well! I think i'm in that cycle more than i'm not in it....
Honestly there isn't really anything "way" - I will usually see something and then it sparks an idea in my head. Sometimes I will see a style of art that I want to try out for myself (I think that was the case for this tree), other times I will see something which will give me an idea, even though the idea isn't really even related to what I saw (if that makes any sense). So I really don't have any particular way as far as I can tell. Other times friends will see stuff on instagram or pinterest and ask me to either recreate it for them, or do something in that style. Historically speaking, I have always been drawn to portraits, in fact the first 10 or so years that I did art (I wasn't always active all 10 years) I only did portraits; It wasn't until relatively recently (2 years maybe?) that I started to do anything that wasn't a portrait. In fact the only reason I got into watercolor was because I saw a style of portraits that I loved and I really wanted to try it - and the even funnier thing is I haven't even done that style yet!
Yes, your quasi-method of sorting your ideas out onto paper (/digital canvas) makes sense to me. Over the past few months since I became active on steemit again I've gained priceless insight and imagination fuel by interacting with other artists. (Thanks for answering all my questions, you're very patient!)
Portraits are captivating to both artist and viewer. Humans love looking at other humans, it seems to be one of those things that's "programmed" into us. Photos are fantastic - instant (accurate) gratification. And yet handmade portraits retain their charm and appeal.
As far as the portrait style that inspired you to pick up watercolor, it's coming! Perhaps it's one of your greatest works in the making ☺