painting journey

How to make your art stronger

How to make your art stronger

Getting clear around what your abstract painting is about is vital if you want to make it stand out and attract attention. So often abstract art can be overwhelming and confusing becuase the artist hasn’t decided what the painting is REALLY about. In this video I talk you through what to look for in your work to discover where it’s strengths lie and how to make it stronger and more powerful. How to make it stand out from all the other work on the Gallery wall.

Don’t miss out on my upcoming Workshop. I’ll be demonstrating through guided painting videos and Live Calls, how you can make art you love consistently with a process you can trust. June 24 - 28, 2024 register here: https://www.judywoodsart.com/starts-wkshp-reg-june-2024-soc

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The BEST 6 TIPS on How To Get Started with Abstract Art

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The BEST 6 TIPS on How To Get Started with Abstract Art

If you’re wanting to move into creating Abstract Art there is lots of advice out there. I’ve discovered that asking Google HOW TO CREATE ABSTRACT ART resulted in bad advice. In this video, I go through why Google has it wrong and what my BEST 6 TIPS are.

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Knowing THE STAGES OF A PAINTING gives you a roadmap so you won’t get stuck

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Knowing THE STAGES OF A PAINTING gives you a roadmap so you won’t get stuck

When people get stuck in their work it's usually because they are trying to do something when they're not ready or asking the wrong questions at the wrong time in the development of the work.

Once they know at what stage they're at with the work and what they should be focusing on then they know what questions to ask.

For example, if you're at the beginning stage of a painting you don't start analysing whether you've got the colours right, or whether the design is strong. Those are questions for later.

In this week's Vlog I demonstrate what to focus on at the various stages of developing a painting.

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Producing A Group of Paintings Together Makes The BEST Artwork

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Producing A Group of Paintings Together Makes The BEST Artwork

If I could tell you the ONE thing that improved my work the most - this is it. Working on a group of paintings together improves results because what you learn in one painting can be directly applied to others. In this video, I show you how I do this by using 5 paintings in mid-process to demonstrate how ideas can be applied to multiple works and how my paintings took big leaps forward as a result.

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Overcome the Overwhelm When Starting A Painting with this Simple Process

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Overcome the Overwhelm When Starting A Painting with this Simple Process

This video will give you 2 techniques for getting started when you have a new canvas, that is fast and effective and will help to kickstart your creative process so that you can begin your painting easily and with beautiful and exciting results.

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A Journey in Paint & Mixedmedia: Layers of Shape and Line

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A Journey in Paint & Mixedmedia: Layers of Shape and Line

I'm back on track.  And this week is a Vlog showing you a small painting I did on paper (not in my sketchbook) that I really enjoyed and helped me believe again. Watch the Vlog