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When you waiting for your friend to hurry up and snap that cool pic of you looking off in the distance so you can post in social media along with an inspiration quote

Portrait of a Lady, Giovanni Boldini

https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-boldini/portrait-of-a-lady

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Those waves and that sky *chef kiss*

Mont St Michel, France, 1868, James Webb

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🎶 he’s a beast, he’s got fangs, razor sharp ones 🎶

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Gaaahh it’s just so pretty

The Red Road near Menton, 1884, Claude Monet

Medium: oil,canvas

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Shipwreck, 1854, Ivan Aivazovski

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I love this, it’s calming in a sort of mysterious, almost eerie way

Reeds and water lilies, 1889, Isaac Levitan

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/isaac-levitan/reeds-and-water-lilies-1889

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This past month, I skipped inktober and took on a new challenge: trying out different kinds of paint, which I called the #brushtober challenge. I usually make digital paintings, but always avoided traditional paint because honestly, I was too scared. Brushtober was a way for me to get over this fear and try some new media! Here are the main lessons that I learned from this challenge:

1️⃣ Patience is key: I am usually really impatient and impulsive when it comes to painting digitally, but this is a bad approach for traditional painting. Waiting for layers to dry, being mindful about mixing colors, observing the results of different kinds of paint: patience is needed to do these things. This was frustrating at first but once I accepted this, painting became much more satisfying to do.

2️⃣ Failure is a part of the process: I had a few paintings which completely backfired. When working digitally, I could always take some steps back and continue from an earlier point. With traditional painting, I had to toss the the whole thing out and start from scratch. This was infuriating and full disclosure, I shed a few tears over this. But the paintings I made after that failure were better. I needed to ‘fail’ in order to improve. 

3️⃣ There’s a medium for everyone: For me, acrylics were a horrific nightmare, and gouache felt like the perfect paint. But I got a lot of comments from people who felt the opposite! I think everyone has a medium that feels like the best fit for their creative process, and that’s why I think it’s a good idea to experiment. You learn a lot about what does and doesn’t work for you, and gain a deeper understanding of your creative process! 

All in all, I’m so glad I took on this challenge. I’m so much less afraid of traditional paint and want to paint more often in the future. Thanks for all your feedback, advice and support during this challenge! Did you do a drawing challenge in October? How did it go for you?

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Small slice of Monet’s house/gardens in Giverny from my trip to France

Pathway in Monet’s Garden at Giverny, 1900, Claude Monet

https://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-monet/pathway-in-monet-s-garden-at-giverny

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Ok so I’m an art nerd, but I’m also that person that takes pictures of portraits in museums so I can make them into irreverent memes later.

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This gives me such Chitty Chitty Bang Bang vibes

Fields of Tulip With The Rijnsburg Windmill, 1886, Claude Monet

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Everyone on November 1st be like.. 364 more days till next Halloween 👻

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Missing the ocean right now

The Wave, 1871, Gustave Courbet

Medium: oil,canvas

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Path at Pourville 02, 1882, Claude Monet

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Nah, the kids will be fine. But even if they aren’t I’ve invested too much time into this costume to change it now

Me: *dressing up as Darth Maul for Halloween*

Family member: won’t the kids be scared by the makeup?

Me: it’s a beloved childhood character

FM: is that what you’ll tell them when the kids start crying?

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I spent today painting mushrooms for #brushtober while listening to podcasts, and it was just so soothing. I need to do this more often! 

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Me: *dressing up as Darth Maul for Halloween*

Family member: won’t the kids be scared by the makeup?

Me: it’s a beloved childhood character

FM: is that what you’ll tell them when the kids start crying?