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A compendium of daily image making by Craig Stephens
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- craigstephens
- I am an artist living in Northern California. In 1993 I graduated from U.C. Davis where I took classes from Wayne Thiebaud, Dave Hollowell and Roy DeForest. I currently teach high school art in Placer County California. On this blog I have posted 1000 paintings in as many days. I took a break from that strict schedule for a couple of years but since the beginning of 2014 I have been completing one small painting on a daily basis. The practice of completing a painting a day suits my disposition and aesthetic. I have also found that modeling this sort of daily practice for my students is important. I am making these paintings available on ebay. Thanks for stopping by and check back often if you like what you see.
2 comments:
I love all your paintings of food, especially the way you render transparent surfaces (like wrappers and bottles).
Also, I'm jealous of how very prolific you are! I have a hard time starting projects sometimes...a whole "fear of failure" thing. Apparently this is not a problem for you. :D
Thanks for the comments meredith!
I have found that the more I paint, the more used to failure I get! Painting often prepares me for the more common types of failures (common for me any way!) and I am constantly on the lookout for them. A painting is really nothing more than a series of assessments and corresponding adjustments. The more one does it, the easier it is. The assessments become more complex and refined over time but the process is the same, trying to make one's work come closer to hitting the mark.
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