Yesterday, following my stumbling and bumbling around the Noblesville area, discovering that I am not translating what I know onto canvas, I resolved to set aside a portion of my time to re-learning basics. The primary aim is to look at light and shadow, i.e. Values. Towards this end, I intend to do some plein air value studies.
I was quite surprised when, same day, I came across the Blog of an English artist, Paul Foxton, who describes a similar pilgrimage he has made to get back long forgotten skills (in his case-not mine). In my case, most of these skills are work-in-progress.
Anyway, I thoroughly recommend visiting the following links:
Learning to See Blog
http://www.learning-to-see.co.uk/limited-palette
Foxton Website
http://www.paul-foxton-paintings.co.uk/
My name is Myles Murphy. I am Irish, living in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. My Irishness obviously shows in my work, if you check out my website. Although I have been making art all my life, currently, after a career in engineering, I am striving to establish an identity as an artist, but I still struggle to find that elusive unique identity that all artists strive for. This blog may help, through feedback.
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