August Makes (Art Edition)
For the month of August, I decided that I would make time to paint more frequently. Almost every day, but I figured painting every couple of days would still be okay. Now you may have already heard me mention this previously, as my art intention for August in this post.
As I said there, it wasn’t as though I felt I wasn’t making time to paint, I believe I am and I do and I am actually quite content with that. Though what I did want to do was alleviate this pressure of creating a complete piece (that I was happy with) in one session. If you’ve ever painted before, or dabbled in something creative, ‘planning’ a creative session doesn’t always turn out how you expect it to or ‘plan’ it to. Yes, regardless of how much you’ve convinced yourself that you’re in control, it will surprise you and remind you who is in control. And it’s not you. You may think it’s you when you have a good session. But it’s not you. I’m sorry.
So just sit back and enjoy the journey. Though there are things that you can help to prepare and implement during the process that will turn things in your favor. So please don’t be disheartened!
Back to my August Makes! I have four abstract paintings to share with you today. I say today because we are still in August and as I am continuing (obviously) my art intention for August, so you will see several more blog posts, published as subsequent parts to the August Makes series.
The first abstract art painting I want to share as part of my August Makes is the one you see below. I spoke a lot about this painting and its color palette in this post, so I won’t explain it again here. However, I did want to include that art piece in this blog post because the color palette of the 2nd and 3rd August Makes are based on that color palette. So I thought it would make sense at least to include a photo of it.
Abstract Art Painting #1
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Even though my intent was to continue with the same color palette, I did decide whilst mixing my paint colors that I would leave out the green/gold color I mixed for the last one. So on my palette, I had Paynes Grey (Brand: Jo Sonja’s Acrylic Paint), Rose Pink (Brand: Jo Sonja’s Acrylic Paint) and Titanium White. I mixed lighter shades of the blue and pink and a lighter version of the blue and pink combined. This gave me several paint colors to work with that worked cohesively together.
Abstract Art Painting #2
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Abstract Art Painting #3
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There are some days where I think I really like the fourth painting and then there are some days where I just look at it and think it’s just not working for me. We’ll see what becomes of it. I may want to revisit it. In some way.
Abstract Art Painting #4
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So there you have it! That is Part 1 of my August Makes – Art Edition! And I will see you in Part 2!.
Have a lovely day.
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