One of my professors, Lynette Vought, a well established artist has an art blog. Here, she shows her work and provides a brief explaination of her works. I've decided to start one as well. Every day I will make a new post of a painting or a series and explain the piece(s) in depth. I list the following:
.photo of work(s) which is conected to dA
.genre
.size
.medium
.date

.influence(s)-here I list any influences I came across related and leading up to the work.

.technique-as most of my abstract work is done somewhat unconventionally, I explain processes and reasons for them.

.theme and reasoning-a breif overview of any themes and where I came up with them.

.concept-an in depth look of the conceptual aspects of the work(s). Here, I talk about composition and aesthetic in relation to the concepts.

.critique-IF I get any critiques, I'll pop them in here. That's where you come in!

.If the painting has been bought or given away, here it is.



I like this blog thing because I can really talk about the work in depth. On here I feel the majority of people could care less of concept and the path one goes through to get the end result, that the general audience doesn't stop and think about a piece, they judge by how pretty the colors are. Obviously not everyone is on this level and I know some people thrive on concept, so if you do, try to figure it out here first, then go to my blog to see what I thought about it. The blog will only have completed paintings and will be much more organized than I have been on dA. I know there is a bigger audience than I'm reaching on dA, I want to touch lives with my paintings.

Another reason is because Lynette was trying to get me to explain a sketch of mine and its concepts and I just couldn't do it out loud. I'm not sure why, I can write all day about a piece, but when asked to verbalize it I just go with, "I don't know, its... I don't know, you figure it out." Now she can hear all the concept she can handle when it comes to my paintings.

So if you're interested (you better be): [link]

Lynette's work: [link]


Also, if you're interested, even a little, in critiquing art you can definitely practice on mine. I'd love to hear any constructive input you have to offer. If you're nervous try this site as a guidline: [link]


I want my own site. crystalbuchanan.com? Sounds good to me, anyone want to build it for me... for free?