End of Year Advice Series: Carol Carter
This is part of the end of year advice series. Podcast guests offer suggestions on how to use an hour a day to get better at painting and share some of their own goals (and how they set them) for the year ahead.
Carol Carter (Ep.16) is a watercolor and acrylic painter. She works through complete paintings including smaller studies to practice ideas she wants to try in her larger work.
On an Hour a Day:
If a student could commit to an hour a day for a year— I would tell them to paint each hour and get familiar with the skills of painting and the tools of watercolor. Being familiar with the working process of painting is a plus.
Setting Art Goals:
As far as creating goals for the year? I generally set the bar in January to produce one exhibition by the end of the year.
I pick a theme/subject/or intention for the work. I try to “overpaint” the show… meaning I paint more work than I would possibly exhibit.
“Paint each hour and get familiar with the skills of painting and the tools of watercolor. Being familiar with the working process of painting is a plus.” -Carol Carter
I typically share work in my studio gallery in December. Each exhibition has 15 - 30 paintings. I try to paint 60 + paintings and then choose the best.
I have done this every year for the past 20 years to keep my work fresh, relevant, vital, and creative in studio. It keeps me on my toes and forces me to grow artistically.
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