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| Imagine South Pacific Oil on Canvas Panel 11 x 14 in/27.9 x 35.6 cm Copyright Byrne Smith 2015 |
Although painting should be about continually improving your skills and your outcomes, it is primarily about expressing in paint what visually inspires and excites you.
While we can learn a lot from copying the old masters, emulating current contemporary painters, and following every brushstroke on instructional DVDs, ultimately it's your own personal expression that you should be trying to nurture.
I think that can only come from within, only from what makes you want to put down paint on canvas or board.
Think about that next time you're fretting about why your work doesn't look like ______'s (fill in the blank).
Otherwise, happy painting.
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