Even though this 'person' looks kinda weird, I really like the way I used pink to create the impression of light coming from the left. It makes me think of twilight. And the unfinished look is nice sometimes, you know, when you don't try to make the transitions from light to shadow as smooth as possible, but leave it a little rugged, as if it was hastily done. Which it probably actually was, but that's beside the point. I know painters who don't paint hastily, they just make it look like they did.I'm talking about the way Van Gogh painted. Well, actually I think he did have a sort of maniacal way of wielding his brush... Which is why he sadly wasn't appreciated in his time. I'm not very interested in the subject-matters in his paintings, but I really like his technique. Take this one, for example (go here if you don't see the picture: http://www.abm-enterprises.net/artgall2/vangogh_skull_cigarette.jpg):
Some of the vertebrae of the neck are painted with a single brush stroke (or it's made to look like it). And the effects of light are created with very few strokes overall. Amazing. Plus, this is the most interesting of his works, actually I'm dubious about whether this really is by Van Gogh. It's too witty. Too amusing. Wasn't he depressed most of the time? Anguished and tormented like all good artists?If only I could really paint like this - I dont' think I'm talented enough to get everything right the first time. But I'm not a big believer of talent as a concept; I think you can achieve nearly anything if you practise hard enough and long enough. No, it's not wishful thinking at all!
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