If You Want to Paint More: Do This
Kim Smith (Ep.13), is a daily painter. And part of that is making sure that she has a process set up that makes it as easy as possible to come in and get to work.
Here’s how she’s designed it.
Reference Photos: She has a library of photos (and they took awhile to build up) that she loves. They are photos she’s taken or has explicit permission to use.
Studio: She has a dedicated place where everything is set up to work. Her easel. Her palette. Everything. She can walk in and get to work.
Palette: She does lay out her paints each day but she has a known set of colors she uses.
At night, after work, she comes home and cleans her brushes to get ready for the next day. That way, she can again just walk into her studio and get to work.
Put it to Practice:
If you are constantly feeling studio pushback, take a look at your own process to see how easy you’ve made it for yourself.
Are you searching for reference photos each time you sit down to paint? Do you have to clear a pile of previous work every time you want to get to work? Are you constantly reaching for a blue but all you find there is red?
Artists who work consistently look for ways to streamline their process. This way they don’t have to think about something unimportant like “where is blue on my palette?” They’ve made that decision and can use that mental energy for the effort it takes to actually paint something.
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