I'd be willing to bet that 100 percent of the people on this board have turned out something absolutely wonderful using their own creativity and following a muse.

The best creatives can turn it on like a faucet. I've been around such people my whole career and it's astonishing how some people can quickly come to the creative conclusion that's exactly what the client/muse/object needed, and then stop working so the life of the project doesn't get the life squeezed out of it. And do it again and again.

A funny art story for you.

I'm into do night classes in various things and signed up for sculpture class.

The first night we were given a lump of clay and told to work it until it became soft and mushy. Tutor said "Here is Michelle." and some chick was saying sorry I'm late etc. I didn't look up thinking it was another night class person attention seeking by turning up late and apologising.

When I looked up and there was a gorgeous naked female stretched out in the middle of the room. Woooo, that was good.

I quite enjoyed sculpture and I quite enjoyed Michelle, so got my money's worth out of that class. More fun that German language or computer programming haha.

So,,,,?

Did you work it till it was soft and mushy?

Firm but squeezy - guessing.

She was really nice looking. I bumped into her a a party at a later date. She even looked great with her clothes on.

I’m gonna need to see the sculpture before I buy into this.

Pics or ban.

Fish.

Barrel.

:D

I have the artistic talent of an erasure. I admire musicians and visual artists because I have no frame of reference to not admire their efforts.

I went out with an artist in college...I asked her one day when she knew she was done with a specific work. I asked because, erasure man...

"I just know".

This is one of mine from 34 years ago (time,,, WTF?).

My wife’s closest childhood friend was into collecting clowns and my wife commissioned me to do this for her birthday.

I did a couple for my wife (part of our courtship but, no clowns hahaha except
Me) when I was still in the Nav, WestPac ‘88. One each is on loan to my daughters and I don’t have digital pics of those.

Anyway, my art is primarily technical and I need to see it to do it if that makes sense. I struggle with allowing myself to break free from ‘precision’.

I’ve dabbled in oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolor, leather, clay, metals,, I have a block between imagination and my hand to render. Drives me crazy. Yet, I can paint and draw from photos.

My oldest daughter does not have that block and the creativity just spills out of her.

My youngest is more like me. Struggles with drawing and painting yet, sculpture, throwing clay?? She excels. Funny how skills manifest. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1745105366.jpg

Clem Kadiddlehopper, I love it.

As much as I love a good Red Skelton skit, that’s actually Emmett Kelly’s “Willie.

Whomever it is, it’s well done.

Thanks CB, means a lot coming from you! I’ve enjoyed the works you’ve posted over the years. Funny, the only still life I ever painted was in college though those types of paintings would seemingly be the easiest for me.

To answer the OP,,,,, Of course it is.

I see that the painter has an eye for composition and color. I also see hesitation in using the paint on the canvas. The depth of paint, the use of overlapping color, the strokes whether delicate or bold also contribute to the work. That was also tough for me to learn because it’s opposite from technical control, at least for me.

Took me decades to loosen up so that I could produce something like this. Gave me a deep respect for Impressionism. Mainly painted on board. I guess I don’t take myself seriously enough to stretch canvas though that’s what I learned and used in my classes.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1745120114.jpg

I go through medium phases,,,, next up is getting back into leather carving. Last work I did was for my mother, probably 15 yrs ago now. Been working on an idea using PNW Indigenous forms, hopefully a large wall hanger.

I think the artist should keep at it.

And there is art with words.. I just saw this today

In wartime

Steinbeck


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1745192164.jpg

One of you guy's friends painted this. I love it.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1745201182.jpg

Bill I remember seeing that with some other stuff the guy did. Absolutely amazing art. LOVE it.

He's created 4 paintings and wants to make it a career?
I've know a few painters over the years and they have done hundreds without ever thinking about quitting their day jobs.

Just art in general he is dabbling in painting now.

It was prob 25years back and we were in Puerta Vallarta for a week vacation. There was a man with his paintings and his easel set up on the beach area. He was painting the activities in the bay. I saw one that he had for sale that I liked and bought it for $80.
Rolled it up and brought it back home and spent another $80 for framing and glass. I still like it a lot. (sorry about the flash) The artist signed it Gilberto Grimaldo 1998 It is 26X19 inches.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1745272194.jpg

Two years later, we went back to PV and walking thru the airport there, I saw this and took a pic. It is signed by the same artist.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1745272403.jpg