A lot of thought and exploration goes into developing a series of paintings for an art exhibition.
Today, this has been a topic of conversation between my good friend and fellow artist, Shanna Kunz and me. Shanna and I are exhibited together in an all women art show, Broad Brush Stokes.
Shanna and I love to talk ‘shop’ when we are together. Today, we have been discussing the importance of producing a cohesive body of paintings for each of our upcoming winter exhibitions.
I was really impressed with Shanna’s clear 10 step approach to developing a series of exhibition paintings. Shanna is a landscape painter, but these steps could be applied toward any painting subject.
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The first step is to decided upon a theme.
For example: For a landscape painter, the theme might be a regional location, or a season, or you might choose to focus on abstraction, or paint quality.
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Next, it is important to plan the shape and sizes of your paintings. There is an emotional connotation attached to different formats.
- Horizontal = peaceful
- Vertical = majestic, active
- Square = risky, contemporary
- Standard = traditional
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