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I keep forgetting to recharge my camera batteries. I'm taking care of it now, and tomorrow i'll post some of the things i've been working on lately, showing a couple of new pictures.
I've been taking up color more seriously. You will have noticed that colour has not made it into the blog yet. Well its not just by chance, i actually don't use it much, well... until recently that is. Colour is so hard and independent from drawing that i sometimes shy away from it. Personally i find it a lot harder to get the hang of the whole technical aspects behind painting, than with drawing. Colour isn't what it seems, the way it works, interacts. The balance between darker and brighter colours and the amount of light each reflects. All these things are somewhat simplified when you're just drawing, or painting monochromatically. It's the theory behind colour that gives me headaches, using the brush comes easy, and learning how to apply the paint also. But getting colour to work the way i want it to, well, sometimes i find it very hard. And that's why i started using oils. It's amazing, i'll just wrestle the painting until it gets to where i want. It's excellent for learning and exploring. Although a bit too forgiving... So, I'm also experimenting with water colour, which is a "do or die" medium. No second chances. You have to force yourself to be patient, and reaaally look before you even wet the brush. And this exactly where i want to arrive at, developing patience and concentration. Having these, everything else becomes much easier. Not just painting and drawing, it reflects in everything i do, be it sports, music or whatever. They function very well together, complementing each other. As far as i'm concerned, i don't see any advantage in concentrating on one thing only. Too spread doesn't do any good either. Just balanced... Eventually i'll get the hang of this colour thing.