Here's some of my stuff.....

Anduril

pacifier wrote:

I'm not so good at art, but I really enjoy it. Problem is I rarely finish anything!!!! I always feel guilty, like I should be doing something else, but I'm about to start a new artwork tonight! I'm going to make a sculputure out of rolled up newspaper, ever seen van gogh's sorrow (I think that is waht it is called)? It is a drawing of a woman sitting with her head on her knees. Well I am going to attempt to do a life size version of that. will proabably take a few months (that is if I end up finishing it!!!). I did a similar life size sculpture the same way when I was in highschool.

I've noticed a lot of people on here use photo bucket. Is that free? if so how do I join? If I can figure it out I will post a picture of what I am talking about.

Good luck to you.

Thanks for all the comments. I plan on working on something tonight.

i did a lifesize sculpture with plaster and casting in high school. it was of a friend sitting almost in the same position you were discussing. i was to the face, which i did seperately, b/c i was going to attach it as a mask, sorta like the phantom of the opera. the body of the damn thing ended up collapsing while drying b/c i did not get the outer 'crust' thick enough nor did i stuff it well enough. you learn from your mistakes. i was cut for time after that and had to do a solid plaster bust instead. we still entered the collapsed faceless body into the art show. it was very abstract, but worked. i liked riding around with it in my car (for some stupid reason)

keep pushing myself.

mookie blaylock 10

Anduril, if you don't mind me saying so, your unfinished piece in your first post is your best. at least it is my favourite. i love it!

as someone else mentioned, you can't force a painting or drawing finished...well sometimes it's forced OUT of you, if you know what i mean...just wait and it always comes back. you'll always figure out how to finish something when you least expect it. i know the feeling of feeling frustrated with a piece, not having finished it...sometimes i start out with a vision and never reach it because the unfinished piece becomes better than what i'd had planned for.
i have a place i go and sit on a bench overlooking the ocean sometimes and i have about a couple of thousand tunes on my computer...that usually gets me motivated to do some work, especially neil young.

anyway, you have some great stuff...just wanted to let you know. slainte!

Anduril

worked on the shading on this piece for over 4 hours today. the pic def shows i need to get it darker but looking closely at the photo, you can see there is more detail than just glancing at it so i tried to emphasize that. i am thinking about making it darker like the pic. we'll see. i'll prob spend another 4+ hours just on the hair. face will be last of course.

i'll try to finish it tomorrow.

sev mos ago:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/likeanangel521/95369bbd.jpg

progress made today:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/likeanangel521/DSC01976.jpg

sorry its so grainy - i dont know how to fix that. :(

imspinnin

Anduril wrote:

worked on the shading on this piece for over 4 hours today. the pic def shows i need to get it darker but looking closely at the photo, you can see there is more detail than just glancing at it so i tried to emphasize that. i am thinking about making it darker like the pic. we'll see. i'll prob spend another 4+ hours just on the hair. face will be last of course.

i'll try to finish it tomorrow.

sev mos ago:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/likeanangel521/95369bbd.jpg

progress made today:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/likeanangel521/DSC01976.jpg

sorry its so grainy - i dont know how to fix that. :(

This is your calling, get motivated and continue....it's a gift!!!!

VEDHEAD27

Anduril....you've just taken my breath away. WOW!!!!!!!! :eek: All of your work is just out of this world amazing! imspinnin is right, this is your calling. You have a HUGE gift. I love your shadowing and attention to detail. Incredible!! In all my years of art I never could quite master drawing people...they always ended up looking cartoon like. :rolleyes: You on the other hand, you have this down!! Fantastic work!! And also fantastic progress with your Ed pic...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...1/DSC01976.jpg

Glad you see you motivated again. Don't let this slip away! You really, really have a remarkable gift. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Anduril

its all the detail - its killing me but it has to be PERFECT when i am finished...or...or i will be terribly upset

i'll try to finish it tomorrow and re post when i get home

Thansk so much guys!!! Feeling the pj love!!!!!

Gizmo

Great stuff!! Been a while since you posted this ... did you make any progress on the drawing? I'd really like to see the end result ...

reeferchief

amazing art your truly talented i'm sure you could get some exhibitions with art that good, you really need to push it, you have an amazing gift.

Anduril

Gizmo wrote:

Great stuff!! Been a while since you posted this ... did you make any progress on the drawing? I'd really like to see the end result ...

actually, a year later and i can say i have not touched this piece or any other, nor have i began new projects. i look at this one from time to time, and it's almost as if i dont want to finish it for fear it wont be perfect. i try to stay focused but it is so difficult with the detail. i signed in to the pit, (another thing i have not done lately) to read this post hoping it will help.

the other part is i'm 27 and already had surgery on both wrists for carpel tunnel 2 years ago, so i also get a lot of pain from drawing - still and it makes me feel a bit inadequate. i think that is most of my problem.

enough of my whining - happy friday b/c i'm off work!

thanks for all the wonderful comments!

civ_eng_girl

:eek: it's been exactly one year since you posted your last update....

spooky....

i think it's a sign! get drawing! but gently... be nice to your wrists...

Gizmo

Anduril wrote:

actually, a year later and i can say i have not touched this piece or any other, nor have i began new projects. i look at this one from time to time, and it's almost as if i dont want to finish it for fear it wont be perfect. i try to stay focused but it is so difficult with the detail. i signed in to the pit, (another thing i have not done lately) to read this post hoping it will help.

the other part is i'm 27 and already had surgery on both wrists for carpel tunnel 2 years ago, so i also get a lot of pain from drawing - still and it makes me feel a bit inadequate. i think that is most of my problem.

enough of my whining - happy friday b/c i'm off work!

thanks for all the wonderful comments!

Even though it's an entirely different setting, I know all about finding motivation to finish something ... and the fear it won't be perfect. I'm still trying to find the motivation to finish my final thesis. I hope we'll both find it somehow ... Good luck!