12 Aug 2023 9:05 pm
You're welcome. You have a great style, all your own.DeezerShoove » 12 Aug 2023, 7:15 pm » wrote: ↑ I am sort of the same way. We budding artists see great works and it is a daunting field.
At some point I want to try and accept it is merely my interpretation doled out with my limited talents. I feel much more liberated and less self-conscious. What people think isn't on my mind. I just let whatever I can do come out.
I'm sure your grandfather and father wouldn't dismiss your works or compare yours to theirs.
It would only be a low-self esteem asshole that would belittle a guy earnestly trying.
Thanks for the kind words.
I truly believe that people who have a very early talent have a gift inherent in them. My granddaughter was about 5 years old when she developed an interest. She didn't show much promise initially. I taught her what little knowledge I knew...some basics of light, contrast, depth, shadowing, color compliments, dimension, shading, cool to warm colors, atmospheric perspective, etc.
She self-blossomed as an artist as early as high school, putting her own art teacher to shame. She's a sweet, unassuming kid, but he actually treated her with some slight disdain, most likely because her art far exceeded his ability. She kicked my *** in art from then on. I couldn't possibly match her work and imagination. She's now off to college with an art scholarship, and pursuing art and business degrees. Makes me proud. To make extra money before college, she would draw or paint portraits of people's pets, but she didn't charge nearly enough..."Oh, grandpa, $20.00 is enough."
mg: She was so good, that she could capture the essence of the animals' personalities. She'd also developed tattoo art according to what someone was imagining, put it to paper, then they would buy it from her and off to the tattoo parlor they would go.Cheers!