Tag: painting
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At least this is how I made one. You should make one too! I’m not usually someone that feels like the way I make things is of much direct value to other people. I feel the same about other artists’ work. I am interested in why artists make what they make and how they connect to a process for making but not as much in the techniques they might use. I know that I primarily learn and discover from direct experience and less so from following someone else’s patterns. In making my art book Imaginary Landscapes recently, I did realize…
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A recent post I made to Substack’s notes has been my only experience there of what is, for me at least, a “viral” post. I posted five images from a series of small watercolour “imaginary landscapes” that I made in 2020 and wondered whether they might make for an interesting zine. While I try not to pay too much attention to the number of likes and shares I get for things I post, it was hard to ignore getting roughly 500% more likes than one of my usual notes. The feelings I’ve had so far around those images getting far…