It is thought that to succeed in the arts you must have "talent". However, even more important than that is to "never give up". An artist should never give up on his dreams if he wants to succeed, because in the end, this is the driving force that will enable him to do just that.....succeed!
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Where does the power to create come from? To create great works of art. Are we even "in control" of whom receives this great talent to "create". I believe that alot of what it takes to create these great works comes as a gift from God. We are born with this gift and develop it throughout our life. This power.....this talent.....comes from within.......from within ourselves and our spiritual connection with God. And when I draw something in connection with religion, I feel the spirit of God within me. It pleases me, and I'm sure it pleases God!
How does one find "inspiration" for their artwork? Does an artist merely look at a photograph they want to paint and then copy it to canvas? Does an artist find someone or something "beautiful to paint or draw and then copy it to canvas or paper? Or can the process be a bit more complicated than that. For me, personally as an artist, I have to really "relate" to a particular subject matter in some way. For my religious art, it is a totally spiritual "connection". For other subjects it may be putting the figures in a different time and space as to create an "other worldly" existence. Something not particularly of this present time of existence. I am motivated more by "feeling" and "emotion" rather than just manifesting a physical representation of something. This is very important to me in my work and how I create it.
Often times I am asked about my belief system.....my religion....and how I can believe the things I do with regard to God, Jesus and spirituality......and again, I must tell you that a "belief" in God is based for me, not as much on the teachings of the bible, but rather a "spirituality"....a relationship with God based on "faith". AND a spiritual relationship with God that has been with me all of my life since I was born. I never "question" my beliefs. They just simply exist. To someone without "faith" in God or a spiritual relationship with him, this is a very hard, if not impossible, concept to grasp.
Staying up after midnight doing my artwork! It seems to be a good time for me...otherwise early mornings are good too! Disruptions from daily life during the day get in the way of me making art. I enjoy the isolation and quiet solitude of the "after midnight" hour when doing my artwork (no one else is awake!). It is a time when I can be alone and at one with God in a spiritual sense when working on religious or spiritual subjects or even other subjects as well. It is a time when my spiritual side takes over and creates art! And Yes!...it is a time when I am most happy!
The process of making art by painting, drawing, etc. is actually, in my opinion, very similar to creating music. Each line that an artist draws or paints has a methodical harmony, a rythmic personality that in it's display upon paper or canvas tells a story of emotion, feeling or personality of the subject matter. The strokes, the texture, each play a part in creating this mood that an artist is trying to relate to the viewer. This distinction in creating art in this manner, is in my opinion, what makes a great work of art.
It is thought that dreams can influence an artist's work, but can it also be the other way around? Can an artist's "work" influence their "dreams"! Last night I had a dream that my family and I were going away for some reason, and we were all walking down the street........but......it was not..... just "any" street. This particular street was lined with all kinds of beautiful "religious" buildings and structures and beautiful religious sculptural reliefs on these buildings! Nothing like I had ever seen before! Anywhere! Where were we? What did this mean? It is my belief that this dream was greatly influenced by the religious subject matter I have been creating in my artwork. Will it lead to a new painting? Don't know. But I "do" know that it is the "thought process"......ideas already in my head that are influencing what I see in my dreams!
Perception can be said to be one of the artist's greatest tools. An artist can see, "perceive", something much differently than the average person. It is this "perception" that creates great art! For example, a flower is .....just a flower......but to an artist like Van Gogh, a flower, like his sunflowers, become a vibrant expression of emotion and visual beauty! The way an artist paints it, the way he "perceives" his subject can be something quite different from how the average person views an image or object. or scene.
It is said that "love" conquers all, but does love influence art? Does any emotion influence art? Are emotions even necessary in creating a work of art? The answer to all of these questions is YES! Any work of art that is merely a technical feat of drawing ability will never have the same "quality" that a work of art that was created out of some emotion has! Perhaps some artists need to look within "themselves" for an "emotion" that can be reflected in their work of art.....or else we will be left with a cold "interpretation" of something that lacks "feeling".
When one is away from a certain work of art for a while , it is not necessarily a bad thing. Judgement of one's work is better after an artist lets a work "rest" for a while and then comes back to it. To be a better judge of it. Even "life" can be like that. Sometimes we can wait for the right "time" to do something. This is different for everybody. Everybody goes through life at a different pace. Things always come to each individual when the time is "right"!
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Author: Karen Kroplinski, ArtistI am the author of this blog and I am here to write my day to day thoughts and inspirations concerning my art. I will try to give you an update on what I am doing and what I am thinking regarding the creation of my artwork......and perhaps a few tidbits on other things happening in my life. Archives
June 2015
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