The Painting Process

'Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.'

Pablo Picasso

When it comes to Easter egg paining, many people just go with the flow.  They're more improvisational with their style and colors like Jackson Pollock.  They let the paint fly, and don't worry about complimentary colors or specific designs. 

Others however, are more precise and detailed, more in the style of Salvador Dali or Leonardo da Vinci. They plan ahead, ensuring everything flows according the design they've planned.   They ensure everything is neat, and visually organized.

Then there's the combo, maybe a little like Pablo Picasso.  It was Picasso, along with his friend Georges Braque, who invented a new style of painting called cubism. Inspired by African sculpture, Picasso and Braque used simple shapes and a small range of colours to paint objects, people and landscapes.

I think I blend the painting processes in both my art, and my writing.  I tend to do a lot of pre-planning and research, and try to ensure everything is laid out a clean and precise way.  Then, when it's time to write the text, I tend to go with the flow, sometimes ending up places I never foresaw at the beginning.

When it comes to body art however, precision is the key.   Most people going in for a tattoo wouldn't support their tattoo artist just 'going with the flow'  Trevor for example, seen here captured by Jim from Studio1x, obviously had a clear idea of how he wanted his body canvas to look.  The artist who painted Trevor, obviously spent hours focused on his body, ensuring every color, every detail and every design aspect was exactly what Trevor had in mind.

When I paint Easter eggs, I tend not to do much in the way of design.  I like eggs with one solid color, usually a pastel.  I look the look of three or four complimentary colors in my basket.  When I do add design, it's usually just lines, or circular in nature.  Trevor's artist appears to have followed Picasso.  Although there is an abundance of art, each section is unique, with simple shapes, and just a few colors.  Curious if you had the naked, but totally blank canvas of Trevor in front of you, what you might create?

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