Why Artists Go Crazy

Are Artists Crazy?

Not much doubt there.

And here's one of the reasons.

I did this fun, abstracty (I know it's not really a word)

background the other day and I thought I'd do a progression of a painting using it, so I took a photo of it.

Didn't like it.

So I moved it.

Didn't like it.

So I moved it.

Do you see a pattern evolving.

 

With every pic I checked

to see if it was closest to the actual colors. 

 

They weren't!

 

You hear all these suggestions for taking photos of art

• Take it in natural light
• Take it in the morning or evening
• Have your camera on a tripod
• Make sure the painting is parallel to a wall
• Hang your tongue out the left side of your mouth 

Are you kidding me?

 

These pictures were all taken within2 minutes of each other,

in my studio.

If I had taken them outside, it is so humid here now,

it would have been as if you were looking through fog.

 

The last photo is the most correct,

but that's not really saying much.

 

See you later when I can calm down and paint something

on that background.

 

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Lots of great stuff on there to keep you motivated

for anything.

 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.