Lisa Daria Kennedy (December Replay!)

 

This December, we’re looking back at four artists who show up every day and paint.

First up, Lisa Daria Kennedy.

Kennedy works many different ways across several media but today we’re focusing on her daily painting work. You’ll discover how she overcomes frustrations and keeps her paintings loose. And you’ll learn how she has streamlined her approach so that showing up is as easy as possible. Plus a whole lot more.

Learn more about Lisa Daria Kennedy:

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In the interview, Kennedy talks about:

1:00 Daily painting project origin

2:27 Finding acrylics

3:11 Transition into acrylics went 

3:47 The first year 

5:02 Painting 1000

6:20 Setting up limitations 

8:47 Overcoming excuses and blocks

12:27 Having the goal be showing up and NOT the finished painting

13:23 How Kennedy overcomes frustrations in painting

15:52 How to keep inspired on a daily painting project

16:58 The strategy of only moving forward

18:20 Different parameters for different work

19:28 Reasons for working from life

20:05 Materials: Boards

21:21 Materials: Type of paint

21:40 Materials: Palette (colors)

22:48 Materials: Brushes

22:59 Laying out the palette

23:26 Limited palette

24:39 The importance of liking your materials

25:15 Walk us through your process

26:12 Building up a painting

28:03 Shapes and value

29:01 Focal area

29:55 Setting up your still life

31:59 Color scheme

32:22 Dominant light source

32:50 Composition

34:14 Getting looser/ working from imagination vs life

35:53 Simplification

38:16 Goal for colors 

39:06 Brush control

40:17 Composition

42:23 Permission to have your own style

43:23 Glass

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