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BobBlast #226

"Practice Looser... Paint Looser!  Part One"

Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!

Loosen Up! Do whatever you need to do to stay away from realistic detail, such as using minuscule, two-hair brushes (you'll poke your eye out!), keeping your nose close to the painting, small water buckets or comfortable chairs - Or even wearing your "good" clothing is a great way to stay tight in your work.

For me, to practice loose, I wear old roomy clothes, stand to paint (while I still can), bigger brushes, longer brushes, more water, more juicy pigments, upbeat Pandora music fills the studio, no phones to interrupt... and embrace this time to focus on practicing looser painting techniques

Just be aware that you may fall back to old, familiar, comfort-zone bad habits. It's not necessarily where you want to be, so don't go back there! Play more, experiment and move forward to grow with your art. 

Practice these loose techniques in your daily warm-up exercises so they will become second nature when you proceed to your larger pieces. 

In this video I demo some of my favorite loosening up techniques - I also keep the color wheel close by so I don't have to remember what the focal point color of red is (Compose Blue). In this BobBlast I work on a loose series of floral vases. This is Part One - painting in the Dominant Reds - loosely!

In the next BobBlast, Part Two - I add the focal point color and the two spice colors to finish my loose paint sketch.

More pigment, more water, more possibilities, more results!

Just sayin'... 
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November 8-11, 2018
Art of the Carolinas - Trade Show!
Sponsored by Jerry's Artarama
Raleigh, North Carolina
Contact Sharon DiGiulio (800) 827-8478 ext 156 

January 7-11, 2019
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
Quayside Gallery, Pensacola, Florida
Contact Quayside Gallery (850) 438-2363
or Diane Goeller (850) 348-3652  dgoeller@cox.net
or Pat Page (850) 293-5414 pjpage@bellsouth.net

January 19-26, 2019
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage in Mexico
Casa de Los Artistas
Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta
Contact Robert Masla, (413) 625-8383

February 4-8, 2019
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
Art Center Sarasota
707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Demo: Sunday, February 3, 1-3 pm
Contact Elizabeth Goodwill, Education Director
elizabeth@artsarasota.org or call (941) 365-2032
Click here for more info.

February 9-10, 2019
Experimental Workshop for the Advanced Painter
Art Center Sarasota
707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Contact Elizabeth Goodwill, Education Director
elizabeth@artsarasota.org or call (941) 365-2032
Click here for more info.

February 22-24, 2019 
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
Donna Downey Studios
109 Saddletree Road,  Lincolnton, NC 28092
Contact Donna Downey, (704) 240-8076 or
email donna@donnadowney.com
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Click HERE to view BobBlast Issue 226
"Practice Looser... Paint Looser! Part One"

Practice Looser Paint Looser

Love, Peace & Happiness,
Robert Burridge
www.RobertBurridge.com
BobBlast #226 - Video run time 9 minutes, 8 seconds

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