Comments on: Daydream Nation http://alisonjardine.com/2010/06/daydream-nation/ Contemporary Visual Artist Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Fi http://alisonjardine.com/2010/06/daydream-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Fi Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:09:52 +0000 http://alisonjardine.com/?p=1345#comment-1037 Hi Alison, what a wonderful description of your process. Not enough artists talk about the preparation stage of their creating (mental note to write about this myself). I love how the physical effort of preparation actually allows you quiet mental time and that this time spent with the materials inspires works that are even more than you'd dreamed up in all the sketches and musings previously. Bravo for letting these guide and take over. I am also heartened that there are artists out there that do go to the effort of educating themselves on materials, making their own supports and who really care about the materials that they use and the effect those choices have on the final piece. There are so few prestretched canvases that I've found that I would consider using and far too many cheap and nasties out there. And so many artists that I've spoken to that seem to be rather blase about what they paint on. A bit of care over materials goes such a long way to promote professionalism. Hi Alison,
what a wonderful description of your process. Not enough artists talk about the preparation stage of their creating (mental note to write about this myself). I love how the physical effort of preparation actually allows you quiet mental time and that this time spent with the materials inspires works that are even more than you’d dreamed up in all the sketches and musings previously. Bravo for letting these guide and take over.

I am also heartened that there are artists out there that do go to the effort of educating themselves on materials, making their own supports and who really care about the materials that they use and the effect those choices have on the final piece. There are so few prestretched canvases that I’ve found that I would consider using and far too many cheap and nasties out there. And so many artists that I’ve spoken to that seem to be rather blase about what they paint on. A bit of care over materials goes such a long way to promote professionalism.

]]> By: Miriam Climenhaga http://alisonjardine.com/2010/06/daydream-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Miriam Climenhaga Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:07:17 +0000 http://alisonjardine.com/?p=1345#comment-1036 I am so glad you shared this! It is always fascinating to read about the different processes that artists go through, and how they/we think. I love how you liken your painting's to a dance. I am so glad you shared this! It is always fascinating to read about the different processes that artists go through, and how they/we think. I love how you liken your painting’s to a dance.

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