{"id":6590,"date":"2016-01-14T18:09:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T02:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2016-01-14T18:09:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T02:09:40","slug":"what-i-learned-by-painting-one-paint-study-a-day-for-50-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/what-i-learned-by-painting-one-paint-study-a-day-for-50-days\/","title":{"rendered":"What I learned from painting one Paint Study a day for 50 days"},"content":{"rendered":"
“Do or Do Not – There is no Try” \u00a0Yoda<\/strong><\/em><\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Back in November, I committed to painting one paint study, every single day, for 50 days. \u00a0I called it my “50 Fascinations” because it was a study in painting anything I wanted, the things that fascinate me the most.<\/h4>\n
Each morning I woke up and had to figure out what I would paint for the day. \u00a0Then, after I got it sketched on the canvas, Maria would\u00a0email my private emailing list, showing them a photo of the painting in progress (and offering it for sale). \u00a0Then we would post the progress on Facebook <\/a>and Instagram, and the final finished painting before the day ended. \u00a0Each evening, I would write a blog post about the painting of the day.<\/div>\n\n\nIt’s been exactly a month since the\u00a0series came to an end, and I want to give you an update (some have been asking).<\/p>\n
But first – I would like one bit\u00a0of feedback from you: \u00a0What was your favorite paint study?\u00a0<\/strong>Please share in the comments\u00a0and let me know.<\/em> \u00a0(You can see all of them here\u00a0on the blog<\/a>, or for Instagram users, scroll through my IG feed here<\/a>).<\/p>\n
RECAP<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
It was\u00a0a challenge turning it “on” every day for 50 days, with no rest.<\/strong> \u00a0But with collectors on my private preview list\u00a0as my accountability partners, I had to keep to the challenge.<\/p>\n
When doing a painting series, there are always paintings that stand out among the others. Overall, I’m happy with every single one of them, though I do have my favorites. (I’ll share that with you another time, I don’t want to influence your favorite).<\/p>\n
Most of my art sales come from commissions, which\u00a0means I’m painting what I’m asked to.\u00a0This series allowed me to do something I rarely get to do: \u00a0paint\u00a0anything I want<\/u> for 50 days.<\/strong> \u00a0(And we sold every single one of the 50 paintings)<\/p>\n
So, I tried a lot of different techniques,\u00a0such as a more\u00a0painterly style,\u00a0and some of the painting themes were “far out there”. \u00a0 But most were my\u00a0traditional surf style.<\/p>\n
The biggest lesson I learned<\/strong>\u00a0was to trust my gut and allow myself to be spontaneous<\/u>.<\/p>\n
I found that sometimes NOT trying too hard is the best thing I can do.<\/p>\n
Just do, don’t\u00a0try.<\/strong> \u00a0Let the painting take me where it wants to go.<\/p>\n
Also, something I always say was reinforced through this process: \u00a0no matter what you create, there’s always going to be someone who loves it, and someone who hates it. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
I hope for the most part, you loved it all. \u00a0And I look forward to hearing what your favorite was.<\/p>\n
Thanks for being a part of my story,<\/p>\n
Life is Good – Drew<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n