Sometimes I thought that animals are difficult to paint maybe because they look quite intimidating. But just like anything else we are the artists and therefore we can simplify things. I am painting another of my favorite animals which is the flamingo. The colors are really striking because it's pink and they're beautiful.
Also I would like to write a bit about Ann's sentiments with regards to why quick sketches turn out ok and why the ones we labour on turn out wrong. I think it happens to most of us. I enjoy quick sketches in pen because it's liberating and I don't worry about mistakes and magically they turn out better than I thought. But working on something like for a commission piece or maybe we want to tackle a more complicated subject for example intimidates us and make us very cautious with our strokes that it often inhibit our creativity and therefore the result is not always satisfying.
I think the best thing we can do is to remind ourselves why we are doing this. And for most us it is for the fun and pleasure and creativity it brings. If we set our minds to the intention of why we paint or whatever we do and get pass the worries and fears and perfection then perhaps we will begin to enjoy. How to get pass the negative? Do some warm up paintings and quick sketches. Easier said than done but let's try. :)
