Prepainting

One of the best places to start painting is to simply be yourself. By being yourself you can guide your own problem-solving and creativity to teach yourself how to grow it. Traditionally, painting and repainting emphasize approaches to composition, color mixing and layering. This guide begins with color mixing grouped and ungrouped objects in an impromptu watercolor impasto practice to help your brain play to learn and find the flow by moving your favorite colors onto a remixed image. Whether you are a beginner or taking a break from your art making as a working artist, this book can help you to rethink prepainting, that essential stage before your 'float and feel' first draft as you work outdoors and play to learn at home. The first painted impressions of what’s in front of you aren’t always correct, but your expressions hidden within them are wonderfully accurate and true because they quickly connect your body and brain to your emotions. Like writing your name without thinking about it, this book shows you how to pick up a brush and simply begin. Through exploratory thinking and connected knowing give yourself permission to paint quickly, ignore imperfections and revise later. It’s freeing. Know when your art is ready to be out in the world so you can show, move on and keep growing.