Orderly is probably not a word you would use to describe my studio space. Because of this, you might be surprised to learn that my technique is actually pretty planned and methodical. First I paint the main subject matter with bitumen, then I paint the light colors around it, then I spray paint water and other chemicals and then begin the process again. It's a formula or a recipe that I follow over and over again.
While this might create a somewhat predictable result, it also might lend itself to a piece that feels very dead. You can't see the marks that I made, the gestures or the way the hand was moving to create the individual parts of the piece. Since I have already visualized the way I want the finished piece to look, it is a constant push and pull of using that recipe and going back to paint in details to bring the piece alive again- calm in the chaos.
What about you? Do you work best in a system or does your creativity thrive in disarray?
-Tyler
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