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IsabelleMaria In reply to KyinraM [2016-05-11 08:18:21 +0000 UTC]

Dziękuję za komentarz

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IsabelleMaria In reply to Sixoldshoes [2016-05-05 08:05:23 +0000 UTC]

Hi, thanks for your detailed comment
I think there are many reasons I turn more to abstracts these days. Prepare for a very long reply, haha I will probably turn this reply to your question into a journal post, since I've received a couple of questions about this. Please don't take the following as a rant against you or anyone else, I guess I just have a lot of thoughts bottled-up.

What I like the most about abstract works is that there is now right or wrong. If I feel like working with a green, I work with green. If I feel like working with a certain pattern, I work with it. The creation process is more about feelings and composition. The only things I wonder about during the process is "do I want color X in this?" or "do I want a pattern or line in this spot?". No one can judge whether one part of a work is properly executed or not.

In comparison with realistic pencil works (to only name one example), I don't have to find a reference first or have to put long thoughts on how to alter the reference in order to make it my own piece. This actually bothered me a lot in the past couple of years. I do own a camera that takes high quality photos, however, finding photos that made me think "Oh, I want to draw this right now" has become much harder for me. I've usually found inspiration in other people's works, but taking a reference from somebody else (with their permission of course) made me feel like my drawing/painting was never fully my own. Since I loved (and probably still do love) drawing  portraits, working without a reference was not working for me.

Furthermore, I was never really satisfied with my works if they did not fully look like the reference. On the one hand I told myself "hey, it doesn't need to look like the reference" but on the other hand I somehow wanted it to look like the reference to prove myself that I had enough skills to copy a photo. I guess I also wanted to show other people what I was able to do with pencils or other media.

What this all adds up to is the fact that the process of creating abstract works is much more enjoyable for me now. I've noticed that I tend to spend a lot more time with art and art creation as well. When I came back home from a long day at University, I never thought "Oh, I really want to draw a realistic 12 hour pencil portrait now". Abstracts and ink works do not take up a long to make, but the process is much more careless for me. I sometimes even take pre-painted watercolor pieces with me to University and then draw on them with ink pens during class, which is so refreshing. Before, I always thought that I needed all my tools and my desk ready in order to create something. Now I just carry watercolor sheets with me and if I feel like drawing, I draw- even if it's on a bus or train. I also have my little watercolor palette with me sometimes. I now paint or draw more for the process than for the product. 

This all doesn't mean that I will never draw or paint non-abstract works again though
My love for portrait art hasn't dwindled, I just don't feel like drawing/painting them at the moment. I understand if watchers of this page expect more realistic portrait works, it's totally fine. Creating for myself and my own sanity is simply the most important thing for me now. There is no better stress release than to express feelings through arts.

How do YOU feel about creating art right now? Again, thanks for your comment!

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Sixoldshoes In reply to IsabelleMaria [2016-05-05 14:50:35 +0000 UTC]

How I feel now ?

First of all thank you for your reply and sharing your thoughts and opinions. It was interesting to see that you making different artworks then you did before. I guess my comment was a bit misleading,
I am not judging and thinking you should stop creating these abstract artworks, I just wanted to know why you evolve in this direction, intentionally. 
And yes you gave me aswer. I am with you, these artworks are more personal, are more YOU and that is the reason why these works are more value than drawing portraits.
And additionally the background and the thoughts making the works more value.

Back to the question "How I feel now ?"

Neither better nor worse than before.
I have simliar way to get inspired and creative than you.
Looking what others have done and try to making a new steps.
What is the process ? How is creativity build ? I have asking me a lot such a things, because there are so many ways to get your work done.

For me the process is defined how you feel about art and design and whatever. You have an opinion and these opinions leads you into "what I want to create, what is intreseting to me" 
That is how it's starts, the evolving, the creating, the discovering, defining, recreating and at least finding you and your style and this travel is never ending. You growing, thinking different, looking for something new.

So reading about what YOU thinking about your art, is quite exciting because I see your creative road is just building.

thank you for sharing, again.

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IsabelleMaria In reply to jski363 [2016-05-05 08:07:22 +0000 UTC]

My friend says it looks like bacteria floating through the ocean
Thanks for commenting

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jski363 In reply to IsabelleMaria [2016-05-05 12:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Well don't want to be rude but not hardly... ask them to get glasses...

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IsabelleMaria In reply to Sloe-Pie [2016-05-05 08:06:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I love that people interpret so many different things into my works

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