Does anybody paint?

Any artists here, who actually paint?

One week later, still no reply. . . Maybe there are no painters here.
How about anybody who actually draws with a pencil, or charcoal?

look4hope said:

Hey there

It's been a while since my last painting. That's what happens when life gets too crazy.
Love to draw when I'm able-- although my major focus is photography.
Composition for both hobbies though are about the same.
Have any stuff to share?

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Hello look4hope.
Thank you for your response.
I know what you mean about getting sidetracked. I always do more art when I do not have a computer, TV, or DVDs.
Even when I worked full-time, I still managed to do art when I had no electronics.
Photography is easy and cheap now without having film, but you still have to tear yourself from the computer to venture outside to take those shots.

I noticed that the younger people are into digital visual arts. But I am an oldie who still likes the feel, smells, and movement of actually using various mediums.
I even enjoy creating canvas/board frames, especially large ones. Preparing the surface with white ground, always gets me excited about my next project/artwork.
Sometimes I even create other layers on the surface, to make it a bit 3D. I feel that real medium creations art more personal, interactive, multi-material, and imaginative than using a stylus, pad, and a computer. Even then, there is this separation/disconnection between doing (one hand) and seeing (a dislocated viewing screen). Digital art has taken the environment, interplay of materials, and even the personal out of art. Art is reverting from three dimensional creations, such as sculpture, back to where it originated from - dreams. Soon, computers plugged into the brain, will automatically make a hard copy of what we think. Computers have taken the practical out of art.

Sorry look4hope for me getting carried away with my griping. I suppose you now know where I am coming from... at least today anyways.

So what can I share? I have a few paintings, drawings and photographs. I'll start with a charcoal sketch.
So far I have only used charcoal to do quick rough sketches to brink certain images I do not feel comfortable about. I use it as a form of art therapy.
Charcoal is a primitive medium, it has feel to it that can bring primal stuff to the surface (for me anyway). It is scratchy, messy and the use of the fingers to smear and shade is very tactile and interactive. It is good for the soul to use our body to create in such fashion. As if we are actually doing what the body was made for.

This rough sketch is about my neighbor complaining to my father about the physical abuse he was dishing out on me. It was this very moment I realized that something might be wrong with my life setting. As I said, it is a rough sketch, and the theme is nothing pretty, but important to me.

brinny said:

I don't paint or draw but i admire those who do.

Intense drawing. Keep on drawing what you need to express. It's cathartic and "speaks" to others and may even help others who are experiencing such angst, pain, and oppressiveness and abuse.

Did you draw your avatar?

You are very gifted.

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Hello brinny.
Thanks for your reply.
To answer your question: No. It is a print from a copper plate engraving my uncle made. It is his impression of St Francis of Assisi.

look4hope said:

Hello Ahermit,

Thank you so much for sharing your sketch. You are definitely talented- it shows the emotion and frustration on their faces clearly. Sorry to hear this was a difficult moment in life.

Using art as a way to express the feelings we can't speak, can be liberating. It helps me cope with tough times, and takes me to a calmer place.

I use charcoal as well. But lately, I've been using pastels. I do enjoy drawing with pencil mostly.

Ill find something to share.

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Hello look4hope.
Thanks for your response. I am looking forward to seeing your artworks.

gerbilgirl said:

I love painting! I mostly paint abstract now but have done landscapes and still life in the past. Here's some of my work:

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Hello gerbilgirl.
Thanks for sharing your artworks. It is good news to know that you love painting.
With the artworks shown, what medium did you use, acrylic?

Hello gerbilgirl.
The photos seem to make the paintings a bit dark and out of focus. From what I can see, shows good depth and perspective.
Are you currently doing a painting? If so, I would like to see it after you finish.

God Bless.

Thank you Kooper.
Do you paint, draw, or any other artwork (other than digital)? If so, please feel free to share it with us.
God Bless.

Hello Dante116.
Thanks for your response. Hope you will share your artworks with us.
God bless.