Marble Related Acrylic Painting. Opinions????

[carlsmarblesbeadsetc]

Hey ALL of you fine folks. I was reading threads and thought , heck Imma post this thread. Hope that you enjoy my Work. Opinions are more than welcome. How else can one improve , if folk dont comment then the thread is not as meaningful.


Below is my Marble Related Art Painting. It sold and now I am having Duplicates made in Print form and selling for 59.99 a Print. Cheap considering my investments in this project. Thanks for Looking and commenttiing too. I appreciate it. Carl~~~~





City Marble Shooter First Edition #1
http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/carlsmarblesetc/citymarbleshooter1.jpg


Peace to all. :stare:

[Greymatter Glass]

what followsis my honest critique because you asked for it:


It's clear you have some kind of idea or goal in mind when painting, but your style and technique could use some serious improvement. If you love to paint take some classes from the local CC or find a painting group (art supply stores usually have a bulletin board).

I would apply the term "Outsider Art" to this work. It's not as negative as it may seem, it just refers to a work which is created outside the acedemic / studied field of art. There's still the passion and the desire to make art, but a lack of any formal training in Art (note the capital a).

Now, because you mention that you're making prints and selling them I will assume you'd like an opinion on that as well. Personally, I'd have to say you're setting yourself up for a loss. Pitty only goes so far to sell art work, and at that it really has to be original. I realize we don't know each other, and there may be more than meets the eye here, but with the given title, I have to assume you're just getting started in painting. Don't expect to make any money selling paintings or prints period, especially not at the begining. When your work starts to show more depth and can show the ision rather than tell it, then you'll be getting there. Right now, I think you need to keep working on rednering the body, taking your time on the details of craftsmanship, spend some time in the environment, and then take another stab at the same image. Practice makes perfect, paint the same scene over and over till you get it. If you manage to sell some prints for $60 then great, but don't let that go to your head, your painting still needs lots of improvement.

good luck, keep painting.

-Doug