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Sunday, January 1, 2012

"To do" list

First I want to wish everybody a Very Happy New Year!

I don't make new-year resolutions, because I believe that the best time to change my life is today, whatever day it is. But I constantly make checklists, which sometimes annoys those living with me. Here is my list of things, related to painting, which I want to learn or improve in 2012: 
1.      do more portraits and figures;
2.      start painting larger sizes – half sheet (maybe full sheet);
3.      paint more from life and en plain air and overcome the fear of by-standers;
4.      paint faster, loosen up my style and focus on simplifying the subjects.

And, as today is the first day, here is my first portrait of the year ( approved by the subject )


Arches 140 lb cp, 19 x 28 cm (n/a)
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9 comments:

  1. Judy01 January, 2012 13:02

    Happy New Year to you, Blaga! That is a good "to do" list! The portrait is great!

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  2. Jane01 January, 2012 18:00

    It is indeed a good portrait! And your check-list is not full of goals that are unreachable, so I am confident you will carry it all out . Happy New Year Blaga!

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  3. Tito02 January, 2012 09:25

    Very good start!! Happy New Year, Blaga! Ciao.

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  4. Lydie02 January, 2012 12:42

    Good idea this list, and good challenge :)
    I wish you a wonderful year.

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  5. Blaga02 January, 2012 16:46

    Thank you, Judy, Jane, Tito and Lydie, I much appreciate you leaving a comment!

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  6. Nora MacPhail02 January, 2012 17:37

    That's a great list! I think changes, like the New Year, really encourage progress. My list includes a monthly self portrait, so that at the end of the year I'll have 12!!

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  7. irinapictures03 January, 2012 12:40

    Portraits are very difficult (specially when the model hopes to recognize himself..). Great start of the year!

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  8. Elvi04 January, 2012 07:54

    E ti è riuscito molto bene. Potrei fare anch'io il proposito di fare più ritratti. Mi piacciono molto, ma ho sempre paura di fare una porcheria e
    dico:" la prossima volta". Elvi

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  9. Blaga04 January, 2012 08:22

    Nora, this sounds like a great idea. I won't make a promise or resolution, but may try to do the same too. Thank you for sharing it! :)

    Thank you, Irina! This time the model was quite satisfied. Yet, my most severe critic - my mother - said that "maybe the next attempt will be perfect". Oh, well....

    Grazie, Elvi! Mi piacerebbe vedere ritratti fatto da tu.

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