Episode 26: Jane Davies [From the Archive]
I’m working on a new episode for May and so wanted to share one of the show’s most popular episodes, Jane Davies.
Davies approaches her work, how she very consciously chose not to sell her work when she first started (and why that was important to her) and how she uses focused challenges to get herself to paint.
You can learn more about Jane Davies at:
In the episode we talk about:
1:16 The biggest challenges Davies faced after deciding to do art full time
2:22 The challenges of trying to show your work too soon
3:22 How she began building her skills
4:00 The importance of liking your materials
7:42 Danger long term of being scared to use your materials (because of price)
8:43 Process
12:43 Using challenges to stay present
13:29 Difference between spontaneous and unthinking
17:37 How she thinks about her work
20:29 People thinking they should be better faster than they are
22:02 Discomfort
23:24 Biggest misconception people have about painting abstractly
26:00 How she finishes pieces
32:21 Color
33:08 Having access to so many colors
34:55 The power of knowing your colors
37:14 Is there value spending time with limited colors?
39:25 Using curiosity to drive you
39:49 Attitudes for learning to paint
42:02 What Davies does when she’s not feeling it
43:27 Benefit to making yourself finish a piece?
44:39 Where to focus
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