It has been awhile since I did this fun little exercise. It is just what the doctor ordered! Take a reference photo and paint 4 quick studies based on the photo. Set the time to 15 minutes for each study. It is a great little exercise if you want to do the following:
- paint more
- paint faster
- paint looser
- paint with more passion and expression
- paint what you love without guilt
- add more miles of paper or practice without spending a lot of time
- overcome fear
- build confidence
- break out of a block
- break free of a rut
- explore without fear of wasting good paper
- explore color
- explore mark making
- discover new approaches
- discover new compositions for familiar subjects
And I could go on but you get the idea. This is an exercise that I need to do more often. Many artists already do it and many instructors do some variation of the exercise in their classes. I call my version 15 Minute Explorations. They can be done as a warm up before painting or a wind down after painting. Or they can be done on their own during your studio time
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