Painting a new subject can be a steep uphill climb. It
usually takes more than one piece of paper before I begin to know what is
essential and what is optional. Understanding a subject in terms of washes and
strokes requires knowing it intimately –memorizing it, in a way.
This exercise is designed to bring you to the place where
you know your subject well enough not to need to even look at it.
Choose a simple subject. I recommend something shiny, like a persimmon, or a tea kettle, and
not too elaborate.
Take all the time you want on the first version. Go ahead
and paint LOTS of information. Then paint it again. And again. And so on, until
you know what needs to be in the painting and what you can let go of.
Now put the object out of sight, and paint one from your
understanding of the essential elements.
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| Lars Lerin |
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