Q&A: Do You Work on Multiple Pieces at Once?
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Q&A: Do You Work on Multiple Pieces at Once?
I get asked this question on a regular basis, mostly by students, so I will answer the question in this post.
There are several reasons that artists may work on several pieces at a time. If you are an oil painter you will work on multiple pieces at once because the paint is so slow to dry. Many abstract painters work in layers, so they always have multiple pieces in different stages of completion. They pick them up and add a layer and move on to the next one, etc.
If you watched my previous video post, you already know the answer to this question - and it is no. I don’t paint with oil and I don’t paint in layers, so there is no reason (at least in my mind) why I would work on multiple pieces at once. I like to do a painting all at once, while my energy and enthusiasm can be poured into it all at one time. You’ll never have the same energy on a piece if you come back to it multiple times - and the final product will usually reveal a lack of energy.
There are times when I do an underpainting and let it dry, then paint over it, but I don’t really consider that layering. The only time I may vary from my regular process is if I am painting a diptych or triptych. I will then paint both, or all three pieces at once. Again, they won’t be done in stages or layers, but all will be painted at the same time to assure that they go together as they should.
It really doesn’t matter how you approach painting, the only thing that matters is the result. I know most people like to paint in layers and have multiple pieces gong at once, and that is mostly the reason I don’t do it. I like to Do The Opposite.
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