Let's Get Inspired By Great Artists For Free

Welcome to another Art Post! My name is Veronica Huacuja, a plastic artist, and an online art teacher. I have some good tips for your painting process.

As an artist or art practitioner, have you ever start your day not knowing what your next project might be? It occurs to most of us, and while this circumstance happens, we can turn to study the work of prominent artists, and practice with their work.

SOME PREVIOUS QUESTIONS.
- Do you explore the work of other artists from different genres (photographers, sculptors, filmmakers, etc.)?
- Do you find useful for your own work to do this research?
- Do other artists’ artwork influence your own work?

I do these activities, and I recommend you to practice them. It enriches our work.

A PERSONAL ART EXPERIENCE. This time the oeuvre of the photographer John Coplans (1920-2003, United Kingdom) amazed me. I based the following artwork on his photograph, “Self Portrait: Torso With Large Upper Arm II”, 1985. (1)

To exemplify the above, I add the following data from the piece I'm presenting:
Title: Body Study 62
Artist: Veronica Huacuja
Media: Oil on paper
Size: 28 x 21.3 x 0.1 cm
Year: 2019
Collection: Human Body

ACTIVITIES.
- Let’s explore and learn from the eminent artists of all times, and permit their influence on our work.
- Self-practice the art procedures I accomplished in "Body Study 62", which I describe in a video (1:42 min.) you can find at https://www.patreon.com/posts/practicing-our-30744058

MATERIAL.
-An oil paper will do the job just fine. I recommend the brand Fabriano, an Italian paper of at least 300 g/m2, which is a thick paper prepared for oil painting, or else a canvas. Always use material of excellent quality for your work. The size I recommend is the same as I utilized in this artwork: 28 x 21.3 x 0.1 cm.
-Thin, circular and rectangular brushes (half an inch wide, at the most).
-Turpentine
-Oil paints

LET’S DEDUCE A SIGNIFICANT MEANING FROM THE ABOVE. Would searching and studying the prominent artists’ body of art be a worthwhile experience whenever the ephemeral “goddess of inspiration” is not around? Oh, yes, these great masters can teach us so much!

Please write your opinions in the comment section. It will generate a very interesting dialogue.

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1 http://www.artnet.com/artists/john-coplans/self-portrait-torso-with-large-upper-arm-ii-Hgh0bnxRaKg6OtcUzX0acQ2