I’ve been painting skulls lately for practice. It’s a pretty straight forward thing — it’s also a bit dull. Not knowing what you are doing is less of a hindrance than not knowing what to do. The concept is the key. Figure out your concept and everything will starts happening pretty quickly — be it good or bad, it happens.

There always seems to be a great deal of learning to be had during these sessions, especially since I’m so far behind where I should be. I’m not really too worried about technique; what I need to get a handle on is theory and approach. As I’ve learned, there are a multitude of directions one could go. The key will be to identify the one that aligns with what I want to do.

Currently reading: Art and Illusion by E.H. Gombrich (1960) and Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim (1954).