Post 180: Art Tips from the PWAS Members

Art Tips from the PWAS Members

Periodically there is a call for an art topic from the PWAS members that could be almost anything art related. The responses are collected and posted from the respondents into one or two posts accordingly. 

 

Photo by Anton Sukhinov on Unsplash 

Art Topic: What art tip would you pass along to other artists and PWAS members?

Sandra McClelland Lewin

"Never compare your work to that of other artists. Compare your work to your own past work to see how you've grown. Are you consistently improving? That should show in your past and current work and give you the encouragement you need."

My work is primarily realistic paintings of nature done in acrylics.

https://www.SLMLart.com

Mark Murphy 

"This is my Art Tip ... think about the future of art.

Most of you have seen and admired Ken's photo art where he starts with one of his original photos and makes it even more interesting and impactful with digital tools and filters.  What if there was a tool that could take any image you can describe in words and render it in any style in an artistically credible way?  

This tool exists today and like many others I was blown away by the quality of art it produces.  For now, DALL-E 2 is only available to a small community of AI researchers but here is a link to one of many videos online exploring it's potential:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqEHHyffq6U

 

Here is a link to a much less capable public version and some examples on reddit of images people have created.

https://huggingface.co/spaces/dalle-mini/dalle-mini

https://www.reddit.com/r/weirddalle/

 

 

As these capabilities become more widely available, my tip is to start thinking now about how we artists will adapt to this new world."

My Mediums are: Watercolor, inks

https://markmurphystudios.com  

 

Fatima Farzana (Sumi)

My tip - While painting, listen to your favorite music. It’ll keep you in good mood and help your ideas flow with ease. 

My art style and medium - Abstract and Impressionism are my favorite art styles. My favorite medium is oil but I also like to work with acrylic and resin sculptures.

Bilee Pearson

This is my Art Tip: If painting on a saw blade that is rusty- seal it first then paint fast (put base color down with layers if needed because rust may pull through); the metal/rust dries the paint faster.

My Art Style is anything fun (characters, animals, etc.) and medium is usually Acrylic if in a rush- oil if blending.

Donna Liguria

I have a pile of Art Tips because I am the current PWAS webmaster and Artistry Spin Blogmaster here, so I will direct you to these new pages for help about the Prince William Art Society and Open Space Arts:

Prince William Art Society FAQs

Open Space Arts FAQs

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The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year old non-profit art group in PWC for the the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, Donna's Etsy site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.