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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

WHAT IS A PAINTING STYLE, A NICHE!!!

      Many market advisors talk about a painting style. They say: get a niche so your collectors will follow you and keep returning to purchase your art. But what does that mean? Well , my intrepretation is this:  One, the subject you paint often or Two, the technique of your painted image.
       When I say subject ,I am talking about , do you paint dogs portraits, landscapes, nostalgic scences, seascapes or whatever? And only that? Some artist are known for there landscapes. Some artist are known to be wildlife artist. That's okay. But don't sell yourself short. Building a business ,it is important to focus on a subject matter sometimes to create your clientele. But do you have urges to paint other subjects ?Are we ADHD and jump around on subjects ?And why not?  Should be versatile to be a great artist?I say why not  paint differen subjects,because ,I feel when I paint a certain subject  all the time ,  I am killing  or muffling my creativity.
        Same thing with technique or style. I often  think that technique is the way your paint. Just like Van Gogh and his non blending brush storkes. That is the well known impressionist charateristic of that  technique or style. But his vibrant not blended brushstorkes are his passion or aethestics of painting.  You can see hisself or character in his work.
        Can you change the aesthetics?  Your aethetics  is what  makes a painting yours. In college we had to recognize artist by their style and technique. For the great artist it was not hard . Each one of them has a technique. That's what made them great. But remember ,each artist was taught or apprenticed by some other artist and then they took pieces of  learned technique and formed their own technique.
                OH my!!!Whether you find  or stick to a subject is your decision. A lot will probably be determined by the success you have using  and selling your paintings. If you do well painting dog portraits you may not want to change your subject. But I believe that you can never get rid of your aesthetics you might change a technique, subject or style, but you cannot change your aesthetics.  Your aesthetics , is your passion, your person. And some people passion is what draws  collectors  to their art .  This is  something  that is seen by the viewer , a piece of yourself that goes into every painting. And creates a feeling, whether pleasurable or tragic, and enhances an   experience of your art . Find your aesthetic ,and style, subject, niche, of your painting will not matter . Will It?


    Good luck and Great Aesthetics painting.

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