tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post9033866275091645271..comments2024-03-13T00:11:38.615-04:00Comments on Art in the Studio: Repainting the PaintingNancy Natalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-91845392514679463652011-03-03T07:17:47.080-05:002011-03-03T07:17:47.080-05:00Interesting situation. I remember seeing this piec...Interesting situation. I remember seeing this piece and it is quite impactful and lush—strong color and gesture and texture. Good luck. I like Tamar's idea too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-19574396784613781632011-03-02T21:49:52.713-05:002011-03-02T21:49:52.713-05:00Hmm. This is difficult, particularly because you h...Hmm. This is difficult, particularly because you have moved to a different place in your work. No quick or easy solution.<br /><br />Perhaps another way to have started would be to first do a series of small sketches to get back into the mindset(to the extent it is possible) of that period in your work--to recapture the sensibility and process. Then work your way up to the painting you have to recreate.<br /><br />A number of years ago I was commissioned to do two pieces in a style that I had left behind. It took me several attempts to get into the spirit of the earlier work, but the memory of the hand and mind did come back. But I think I would would have a very tough time if I had to do a tight recreation of a previous piece. <br /><br />Keep us posted.Tamarhttp://www.tamarzinn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-54130159193174242052011-03-02T10:46:44.960-05:002011-03-02T10:46:44.960-05:00I have had to repaint/copy my own work..it is inte...I have had to repaint/copy my own work..it is interesting to do it again...it is never the same ,it doesn't feel the same...I spilled tea on a drawing yesterday that was going to my one woman show, so I redid it..it was easier as you said, in that I didn't have to make decisions, but when I had copied it, I did want to add more...Eileen P Goldenberghttp://www.eileenpgoldenbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-10722765437980049172011-03-02T09:40:38.857-05:002011-03-02T09:40:38.857-05:00I wonder if someone else should have executed the ...I wonder if someone else should have executed the re-painting for you to simply maintain the integrity of your original intention and creativity. It would be way to hard for me to go back and not alter the communication of the painting thru color, line, composition or texture. Interestingly enough, I just made major changes to a canvas that I have been looking at for 6 months that was just not working, It was an editing process and happened in a moment and the result has a great sense of freedom and is very much in synch with where i am now in this moment.Ellen Devenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802915948981471361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-30846057744831964412011-03-02T08:36:26.501-05:002011-03-02T08:36:26.501-05:00Very interesting post. I can't imagine a more...Very interesting post. I can't imagine a more difficult task and the word task is very specific. I relate to your description of feeling disconnected. For me, when I finish something I am ready to move on and to have the task of going back in time to recapture the emotion in a work is extremely difficult even if you can find the composition. Best wishes and thank you for sharing this story.Terry Jarrard-Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709683518897702916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-12894610795715269952011-03-02T08:30:33.896-05:002011-03-02T08:30:33.896-05:00This is rag and bone shop work you are describing....This is rag and bone shop work you are describing. In Drive by Dan Pink he talks about research that compared works done for commissions and those done without any constraints. The results are interesting but expected: Unless a commission offers the artist a stretch he/she would have wanted to take anyway, the results are usually deemed less creative. I think it speaks to a similar issue of connectedness and investment at a very personal level. Thanks for this, it provides some provocation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997585702824042764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-80854947332952696872011-03-02T08:21:00.522-05:002011-03-02T08:21:00.522-05:00I have done this...or kinda. I had a couple of pai...I have done this...or kinda. I had a couple of paintings that needed to be in other sizes so I told them I would do something "similar' but that they could never be the same. Two of them actually turned out to be better paintings.. or maybe stronger depending on what you are looking for. Having to be 'exact' would not be good and I understand your non-connection.CMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946336431994312623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-11556167355549567222011-03-02T03:20:36.527-05:002011-03-02T03:20:36.527-05:00A fascinating post. It certainly shows how each p...A fascinating post. It certainly shows how each painting has its own "soul". When I read about the dilemma in your last post, this potential difficulty didn't occur to me. It says a lot about the creative process. <br /><br />There is such a difference between a painting made by an artist, and "mall art" which is completely lacking in any sort of emotional/artistic integrity.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing what comes of this. Good luck with it, and thanks for sharing this insight.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674923395134039554noreply@blogger.com