If you never try, you‘ll never know. Yes sure, we know that, and sometimes we still do not trust to try. For many different reasons. I have not painted portraits for years. I thought, what if I get the face wrong. What if I waste the canvas. Yes, there is no right or wrong, instead it is a question of seeing and interpretation. And yet, I did not trust it. Besides, there are artists out there that just paint fantastic portraits. And, what if I am not as good as them?!
Eventually, I turned the „What if“ question around. When I hesitated, instead I asked:
What if it was easy?!
And instantly the hesitant feeling shifted towards: Hell yeah, it might be easy and then I should at least have tried, right?
So I tried. And enjoyed the process. My artwork „What if“, like my other paintings, is a square format and consists of various colorful, contrasting layers of acrylic paint, ink and charcoal. On your wall, it reminds you to always ask yourself „What if it was easy“ when you seem hesitant.
- Subject Matter: Expressive Portrait
- Collections: Portraits