tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post6365234683827685184..comments2024-03-20T19:35:26.478-07:00Comments on Judy Adamson's Art & Design Blog: Techniques and Skills for Artists?Judy Adamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-92021490569979030742013-04-25T01:14:37.045-07:002013-04-25T01:14:37.045-07:00Hi boriana - thank you for your comments. I agree ...Hi boriana - thank you for your comments. I agree that it's easier to focus on the art itself when the techniques (or lack of!) aren't getting in the wayJudy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-26510657618445556472013-04-25T00:31:30.358-07:002013-04-25T00:31:30.358-07:00For me, too, formal education is not a prerequisit...For me, too, formal education is not a prerequisite to create great art. I think art is everything that makes you feel, no matter how it is made. Education is useful, though, because it makes the life of the artist easier - when you've mastered some techniques, you no longer think about the technical side of expressing yourself and your enjoyment is greater, just as you, Judy, said in one of the comments.Borianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992348159622601372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-47778667104188695242011-04-03T10:27:00.142-07:002011-04-03T10:27:00.142-07:00Hi Mary Anne - thank you!
I think it's extrao...Hi Mary Anne - thank you!<br /><br />I think it's extraordinary that you say you're not very confident. I think of your paintings as very bold and very beautiful!!!<br /><br />But I, too, tend to get on best by telling myself, 'Just do it!'Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-33360267200302767752011-04-03T09:37:53.986-07:002011-04-03T09:37:53.986-07:00Great post! Thought provoking. I get depressed if ...Great post! Thought provoking. I get depressed if I start thinking too much about a lot of that, probably because I am still not very confident. My style is not very visible because I want to try so many different ways of painting, I tend to frustrate myself. So, in lieu of thinking about it, I say, "just paint" and see where you go!Mary Anne Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495592576975127162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-7486279937507017262011-04-03T05:38:07.905-07:002011-04-03T05:38:07.905-07:00Thank you, Michele - and we all make typos, even s...Thank you, Michele - and we all make typos, even spelling teachers like myself!<br /><br />It's good to know that there are teachers like yourself (and Kerra!) who will teach techniques to those who feel the need of 'instruction', without imposing their kind of art on their pupils.Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-35813650600900940362011-04-02T09:09:16.350-07:002011-04-02T09:09:16.350-07:00I meant too not to of course ha ha. Dropped out of...I meant too not to of course ha ha. Dropped out of Art school, not grammar...Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087596938900379641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-6969324681864078122011-04-02T09:07:48.646-07:002011-04-02T09:07:48.646-07:00Interesting post. I to am an (evening A level Clas...Interesting post. I to am an (evening A level Class) drop out. I couldn't stand the course, they tried to make me paint 'what the examiners are looking for'. I thought stuff it and found an artist to teach me. I have since been on many art courses and classes, mostly run by artists, not teachers.<br /><br />Now I teach classes myself and people with art degrees come to me to learn watercolours. Watercolour (and many other media) are simply not taught as part of an art degree. <br /><br />Learning is good, but you must find the right teacher, or you just obtain a fancy bit of paper I think.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087596938900379641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-50565844020858263372011-03-31T06:15:18.268-07:002011-03-31T06:15:18.268-07:00Hi Crystal - and thank you for joining in the disc...Hi Crystal - and thank you for joining in the discussion! <br /><br />Your lovely work certainly looks as if you have those 'skills'!!!<br /><br />(I hope anyone reading this will look at Crystal's art work on her blog to see what I mean!) <br /><br />But maybe some people don't need to learn them, just as some children pick up reading without being explicitly taught (eg my granddaughter, it seems!. Apparently about 30% of children read without formal instruction.)<br /><br />I, too, have left art classes where I felt I was being steered in a direction that wouldn't produce my best work.Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-3168746145872671962011-03-31T05:59:51.267-07:002011-03-31T05:59:51.267-07:00I have no learned skills. I was accepted in one o...I have no learned skills. I was accepted in one of the hardest universities for art and dropped out when I felt they tried to change the way I always created. I have learned that art is judged by the people who view it, not the critics. If someone loves your art then you are an artist. Even if everyone hates your art you are an artist as long as you love it. :-) I have always felt that god gave me an gift. I think everyone has gifts and they have to learn to use them. My mother's gift was that she was the best mother.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824473397605172813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-40836552409513851292011-03-31T02:59:33.824-07:002011-03-31T02:59:33.824-07:00Hi Kerra - thank you for your thoughtful comments....Hi Kerra - thank you for your thoughtful comments. <br /><br />I think you've 'hit the nail on the head' when you say that there has to be some kind of skill behind it; I would put the emphasis on 'behind' it, 'in the background'. If someone admired my paintings for their skill alone, I'd be disappointed.<br /><br />There's a kind of parallel here with the way I teach reading and spelling. First I teach the 'skills' and, at that stage, it's more like training than teaching and it can seem boring. <br /><br />But once those skills become automatic, the pupil can go on to read and write for enjoyment. They will have become 'fluent' readers, just as an artist whose skills have become automatic, can then feel free to get into 'flow'.Judy Adamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986456665704994228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813512259260074342.post-86114337213436906902011-03-31T02:06:57.298-07:002011-03-31T02:06:57.298-07:00Ah--interesting topic covered here. The internet ...Ah--interesting topic covered here. The internet seems to have changed everything. I have a shelf-full of books of 'how to's'--which I haven't looked at since the internet took over my 'art world'. Why bother when what I'm looking for is now in video form, more easily accessible and more task-specific than scoring through countless books? I love technically proficient art, (since this is an angle I've been challenged with my whole life), and yet I do find 'boredom' in in simple replicated real-life landscapes. The more I learn, the more I lean towards more creative pieces and interesting juxopositions of colors and shapes. I'm not impressed with slops of colors thrown across a canvas, (considering my 1 year old can do the same. Sorry Pollock, I appreciate your creativity, but your art is terrible). I like there to be some 'rhyme to go with the rhythm' so to speak. I'm all about new techniques and angles, but not works with no pre-thought or point. For me, my brain simple isn't engaged and I my eyes look away. I guess for me, there has to be some kind of 'skill' behind it, or I'm moving on.Kerra Icansketchuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511812405798315418noreply@blogger.com