How to Find What’s Right for You with Jose Trujillo
While thinking is an important part of being a painter, artist Jose Trujillo (Ep.44) says it’s not going to help you figure out what’s right for you.
In fact, it’s the opposite.
Artist Jose Trujillo designed his self study by turning to the autobiographies of the Artistic Greats.
From Monet, he learned that the artist worked on more than one thing at a time.
So Trujillo tried it.
He read about Lucian Freud’’s doing layers and layers of impasto.
So he tried it.
He tried finishing paintings in 10 minutes. He tried taking months and months of glazing. He did everything in between.
He didn’t just read about it. He didn’t just think about it. He TRIED it.
That’s how he discovered what he liked and didn't like. And from that, how he found a match between a way of working and his style goals.
Put it to Practice:
Painting is a participatory sport.
It can be easy to get stuck in the prepping to try without ever actually trying.
But trying is the only way to learn. Not just how the technique or material works but whether or not you actually like it.
So the next time you find yourself spending more time on youtube than in your studio, make a commitment. Go try some of the ideas you're learning. Sure, you won’t always get it the first time. (Or even the 12th.) But you’ll learn so much more by doing than you could any other way.