Category: Free Inquiry

WOW it’s the end already! Unfortunately I was unable to finish my paintings due to moving recently. That being said I am proud of the progress I have made! Throughout the painting I had fun being able to capture the process through different filming/photography methods. My favourite was definitely the Timelapse, although I didn’t realize how much time it takes to make a long Timelapse.

My favourite part of this project was the ability to have a choice, this definitely boosted my excitement and engagement about the assignment. My painting journey is not quite done! Luckily, I have all of December off and I will likely finish the piece then!

You can check out the beginning of the process here!

Unfortunately I’ve been in the process of moving which really halts the painting process. Luckily, I found a video from just before I moved showcasing a close up of my painting. This was filmed on my IPhone 13 using dual cameras. Throughout the painting process I have really enjoyed using different camera angles and filming methods to document the painting process. I really like the use of close up camera, I think being able to see the brush strokes is really intriguing and interesting to watch.

During one of my painting sessions this week I took a time lapse. This week I began working on my third canvas. This is the piece I’ve been most nervous for, purely because the subject is a building. Which I notoriously struggle with. I thought using this piece as the one I time lapsed would be interesting, as the base layer has more shading and depth than the other two pieces.

In order to set up my phone to record, I had to build a contraption with a ladder, BUT it worked beautifully

Overall it was a fun experience and I really like how the video came out! I hope to try more multimedia approaches in the coming weeks.

This week involved just more painting. I did have the flu this week so my energy has been quite low. There hasn’t been many struggles so far, maybe just waiting for paint to dry. This weeks post is going to be short as I’m still not feeling the best. For the next two weeks I plan to switch up the form of media I use to show my progress, so stay tuned!

This week I was able to actually begin painting! I started with a layer of gesso, which I actually used AI to find out why you use gesso. To sum it up, it just seals the canvas and makes it smoother to paint on.

My original sketching process is done with no references, as it normally just involves basic shapes and designs. When I start painting on the canvases, I just use Google Images for references. I don’t use just one image though, I look at a collection of images to create a strong vision of the subject. Then I usually just go for it. My art style isn’t super realistic, so I don’t find a need to constantly be using references. That being said I do rely on online images for a lot of my art.

I currently have put about 5 hours on just painting, putting aside planning, sketching, etc. I plan to try and film a time lapse for one of the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned!

This week for my free inquiry I started the planning period of my painting. For my planning I use a digital art program called Procreate. I prefer doing my initial sketching digitally as I can easily move around and resize my sketch without having to re-draw anything. It also is less wasteful than doing my sketches on paper. I was also able to use the screen recording software built into my IPad to capture my sketching process. Then I used IMovie to speed up the footage, condensing it from 10 minutes down to a little less than 2 minutes.

This week I also got to take trip to one of my favourite stores, Micheals! When I was there I was looking for canvases, as well as some paint. While looking for canvases I had a stroke of inspiration, a round canvas caught my eye. So I made a quick decision and swapped the bottom square canvas for a round one! My painting is also going to be monochromatic, so I picked up some blue paint. Below you’ll see the items I picked up from Micheals!

I have decided to hunker down and take on painting a large piece. I’ve thought about it and I think using multiple canvases will be more practical for me. I plan to start sketching this week and intend to screen record my progress to post! Throughout the project I hope to employ many media tactics, whether that be a time lapse of painting, photos, or maybe even just a post about technical difficulties I come across along the way. I hope to put in a few hours each week, maybe even a visual tracker somewhere indicating how long I’ve been working on the piece.

If you haven’t already checked out last weeks blog post ! https://ellascorner.opened.ca/2024/09/20/a-monstrous-painting/

So far my inquiry process has been somewhat chaotic. I tend to overthink what I want my topic to be. This time I thought I’d keep it simple, sort of. I’ve spent quite a few years of my life painting causally, taking art classes in high school but never outside of that. All of my art pieces have been relatively small, nothing bigger then 18″x34″. So, for my free-inquiry project I want to paint a larger piece. There are a few issue that come up when painting a large piece, the biggest one being cost. Large canvases are quite expensive, but I had a thought to put together a few smaller canvases in order to create one larger image. https://www.silviahomecraft.com/blogs/beautiful-hand-painted-wall-art/simple-painting-ideas-for-living-room-large-paintings-for-sale-multiple-canvas-paintings-hand-painted-canvas-art-buy-paintings-online I quite like the way the second image flows

I am still very indecisive though, and change my mind everyday so I will continue to think about it. I am passionate about painting and the idea of this project excites me. I would love to time lapse the painting process, as well as share my brainstorming and sketching stages. I want to know what different challenges come with painting a large piece, if any. I want to know if I’ll enjoy doing it or if it’ll become a chore.

One of my small paintings!