your opinion about my paintings?

Question

I am a novice french painter in Birmingham, i just want to know your feelings about my first paintings

http://naslife.oldiblog.com/?page=articles&rub=303825

Acctually, i don't like them too much, if someone can give me any advive this is my amail : [e-mail]

i wanna say that painting is now only a hobby, i do not consider that these are very good.Moreover, i do not want to show anything to anybody, and the abstract painting doesn't need to represent, or show meanings, it is for me, only a way to express your feelings, imagination, and people who watch the paintings see something, no real meaning, but a state, a mood, they can sometimes, understound the feelings of the painter, that's why it is called abstract, abstract painting is like a book, you tell something, a story.

Answer 1

they made me feel like i was in a dream. the first one was my favorite. it told me that its not trying to be like all the others, its your own, vary pretty. but the colors made me sad...i dont know why but blue (to me) brings many memories back in to play, like a film. yes your paintings are vary pretty.

abstract is a vary nice way to show a story. but i see it as a way of a still canvas that can relate to everyone. when i paint i try to put something on there that everyone can relate to.

i love your colors. and i love your style.

Answer 2

Honestly, the portraits you've done show that you have a good potential in this direction because they have an original flair, an original touch to them.

As to the abstracts, one of them I really liked. It's the one called 'Liberation.' It also has an original touch to it. The problem with most of the other abstracts is that they look much too much like a lot of the art that has been done before, both in Europe and America. They aren't bad. They're just like too much abstract art I've seen before.

You certainly have talent and can take this talent to higher levels. You just need to find your own creative voice.

Because you are French there is a fine magazine from France called 'AZART'. Get some past copies and study what is being done with modern art these days and, above all else, strive to be as original as possible and stay away from doing art that looks too much like modern art from the past.

Answer 3

Your best work is the portraits. Are you able to do representational paintings using perspective, atmospheric depth and such? Can you paint a barn, stream, cows, trees and people in a photgraphic manner? If you cannot, then your abtracts are based on nothing and worth nothing. Study Piet Mondrian, he was able to work from a realistic beginning to an abtract end. A real artist.

Then you have the accidental "artists", the ones who splash and daub and throw paint and call it "art". They put on airs, declare the public to be idiots and rake in the money from the fools. They declare that the less people understand their work, the better it is. It is their "confidence game", they are dishonest.

Having taught students how to mix colors, how to make their pictures look like what they were looking at or like something they envisioned that other people would recognise when they saw it, qualifies me to comment. I have a degree in Art Education.

I too have tried abstract art and have achieved some where the balance of shapes and colors were pleasant, but they were meaningless to me, although my instructors thought them passable. I am of no opinion on your "art" because I cannot see anything in them. Perhaps that is your answer. You need to paint something which needs no explanation in words, which can be understood by the average person either visually as a representation or in conveying an emotion. Try realism thoroughly before attempting impressionism, cubism, surrealism or abstractionism. It is not written in stone that all art must be abstract and incomprehensible. Find your best style and develop it. You may be a great realist or impressionist. You paint for yourself, if it pleases others too it will also make you happy. If what you paint is rejected, then you have to look within yourself again to find that which will please others and therefore make you happy. Random piles of stones may make one happy, but stone buildings make many happy and they can make the one happy.for providing the buildings.

Answer 4

YOU are opening yourself up to some mean comments.
This is a sure and certain way of suppressing any and all Talent. JUST PAINT PAINT PAINT until YOUR happy.
Stop with the torture and keep working.

You can and should (my opinion) work in a variety of styles and medium,and if at all possible attend a college of art even if only to USE their materials and to try techniques.
TRY sculpture too,pottery,its an eye/mind opener,working in REAL 3D as well as continuing in 3d on 2D canvas.

I would say you are more talented than you dare give yourself credit for and that is better than having a swollen head and tripping over your ego . That said just stop being over critical and let each Artwork become its own experience in your life journey.
College/evening classes are available full and part time with concessions . So take a few steps in that direction. You will find yourself in your artwork and your preference in mediums there. Don't waste your talent , give it a try.

Answer 5

My opinion is worth very little as art should come from your heart as an expression, as you say, in fact no ones opinions should count, only your own.

Unless you wish to sell them, then you DO need the opinion of others, as the fact is there are things people will buy and some they won't!

What I see and feel from your paintings is a confidence that stems from knowing exactly what you want to achieve. A lack of precision which might indicate a personality that leans towards seeking the easy way to do something. A slapdash painting technique where care and precision is required and a clinical, almost black & white outlook on life. you are hard working and dogmatic with strong opinions and positive goals in life. Your choice of colour portrays an almost angry of frustrated element inside you. Perhaps you find painting like this too easy and wonder if you could bluff your way into the art world with your abstract art. You have to believe in it and your abilities to move forward. Would you give up your job to pursue art? You must have faith in what you do or it is meaningless!

You have potential but I recommend you try mixing paints from natural pigments, I believe you're using acrylics rather than oils? Try translating some of these paintings into 3dimensions and see what happens. Spend MORE time on them.

Am I right? :-)

Answer 6

Wow - these guys are kinda mean... I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Anyway here is what I believe:
1) "What are you trying to do with this picture?" Is a question you have to answer for yourself. Emotion, tone, audience, etc. are all things you should consider before starting to paint.
2) The tighter the sketch, the looser the paint. Spend a good amount of time laying down the concept in pencil and don't be afraid to use straight-edges and stencils, especially with geometric patterns.
3) What medium are you using? I like acrylics - they clean easily and blend well. Also, you can high-light them with colored pencil for a nice look once they are dry. (I like mixed-media. It affords more flexibility.)
4) What are you painting on? Using the right kind of paper will keep your colors from running and will keep your lines from blurring when you lay the paint down. This is especially important with watercolors.

Good luck. Keep painting.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I'm not a big art connoisseur or anything, but.... I'm not sure I get the first one. The cliff on the left reminds me of a female genitalia for some reason. Is it supposed to do that? The second one is good - has a pretty sexual "come hither" feel. My favorite is the third one with the xmas tree and dancing couples. That's probably because it brings to mind happy affluent times.

Answer 9

For first paintings I think they show promise. The colours are a bit muddy, if you are using acrylic, try not to mix more than 2 or three colours together they tend to lose their vibrancy. Think about the ground that you are working on, are you using ready primed canvas? It can tend to be a bit slippery and difficult to work with, try a coat of gesso or oil primer depending if you are using acrylic or oil. This will give you more vibrancy of colour.

Answer 10

I like your portraits. They could be very contemporary if you tried scanning them to photoshop and adding gradients in the background and perhaps some tendrils with leaves and flowers, maybe some type.
Not too keen on the abstracts, but you have talent definitely!