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5/28/2020 7:59:13 AM

Painting like a kid

Kim Eshelman / 2 Comments

Untitled 12" x 9"
Untitled 12" x 9"

I like to keep a daily painting practice but yesterday I just wasn't feeling it. When this happens I often throw logic out the window and "paint like a kid". To me this means I let go of any expectations for a piece and just have fun.

 

I don't expect these pieces to be shown to the public and they often aren't. But I don't consider them failures. They can teach me a lot! For example, in this piece I did last night, I threw some colors into the sky that I normally wouldn't consider sky colors, such as that bright violet. But I like the effect and may use it in another piece! 

 

Painting like a kid is a great way to keep a daily painting practice. Let go, play, and learn.

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2 Responses to Painting like a kid

actually, Kim .. what you have down-played in this painting, here, fully resonates with my love of creative abstraction .. also .. simplicity .. as in, depicting reality with broad passages without unnecessary detail .. as you say: child-like .. this is a very nice painting, in my opinion

Thanks Clif, I also like to paint without unnecessary detail and painting "like a kid" sometimes helps me achieve that through practice. By the way, I also love abstract painting and used to do quite a bit of it.