Working in a Sequence – Unlocking Artistic Potential for Creative Progress

Have you ever ever discovered your self caught within the limbo of inventive indecision, not sure of what to color subsequent? Or maybe you’ve grappled with the concern of creating errors and find yourself not portray in any respect?? If these challenges resonate with you, then diving into the world of working in a sequence may simply be the method your creative soul wants.

Because the theme for June in my IGNITE! Membership, it was aaaamazing how this concept of working in a sequence introduced forth a mass of effort and fabulous work from members! 

So let’s take a look at what this all means. (You’ll see work from my Scissors sequence scattered by the put up, illustrating the thought of working in a sequence.)

Exploring the Artwork of Working in a Sequence

The idea of working in a sequence entails a profound creative journey—a voyage that transcends the creation of standalone artworks. It revolves across the improvement of a group of work that share a standard thematic thread and that construct one on prime of the opposite, transferring from one to the following inside an undefined timeframe. 

In essence, it’s a pilgrimage of discovery that unfolds over time. Not like the fleeting exploration of a single piece, working in a sequence lets you delve deeper into your chosen matter, exploring its sides and nuances comprehensively.

Crucially, there’s no predetermined amount of items, nor a inflexible timetable to information the method. And the choice to conclude a sequence is rooted in your intuitive sense of completeness—a end result of exploration, power, and keenness. 

A sequence, basically, ought to type a visible narrative when seen collectively, with every bit complementing the others. This cohesiveness will allow you to articulate and convey the essence of your exploration with readability and conviction.

It’s important, nonetheless, to make clear misconceptions. A sequence shouldn’t be confused with recurring themes inside an artist’s physique of labor. Themes like my Gallery Goers and Canine Walkers are distinct from a sequence in that they don’t coexist inside a singular timeframe nor do they construct on one another. A sequence thrives on continuity and development, with every portray constructing upon its predecessor, even when subtly.

Lastly, it’s essential to emphasise that working in a sequence shouldn’t be synonymous with production-driven work. Whereas it might yield a listing of artworks, the first focus stays on experimentation and the inventive course of. The eventual consequence could certainly yield items appropriate on the market, however this isn’t the principal intent of embarking on a sequence—it’s all about nurturing creative development and exploration. And getting you portray!

The Bounty of Advantages

• Course Amidst Doubt: One of many fast advantages of working in a sequence is the eradication of the query, “What ought to I paint subsequent?” As an alternative, you’ll greet your self by the thrilling problem of “How am I going to color that?” This shift empowers you to get portray reasonably than spending time wallowing in inventive uncertainty! 
• Motivated Momentum: The anticipation of uncovering new prospects inside your sequence fuels your motivation to step into the studio every day. With a transparent sense of objective, distractions and procrastination fade into the background.
• Escaping Artistic Stagnation: If you end up caught whereas engaged on a chunk, transfer on to the following one within the sequence. Transitioning to the following art work not solely renews your inventive circulation but additionally encourages you to dig deeper, exploring the emotional essence of your subject material.
• Depth and Discovery: Whereas a single portray may seize preliminary impressions, working in a sequence lets you go deeper, unearthing layers of that means in addition to new visible prospects. Every bit builds upon the final, revealing new insights about your chosen theme. 

• Restriction Compels Exploration: Counterintuitively, the constraint of a sequence liberates your creativity. Targeted exploration lets you experiment with completely different views, compositions, colors, mark-making, and interpretations, all of the whereas fostering creative development.
• A Approach for Progress: The extra you paint, the extra you be taught. Each stroke provides to your creative journey. The sequence turns into a fertile floor for breakthroughs, the place every art work serves as a stepping stone in the direction of enchancment. As you have interaction within the course of, your expertise, confidence, and understanding of self evolve.
• Energy in Numbers: When displayed collectively, the artworks inside a sequence amplify their collective impression. Every bit in a sequence informs the opposite and so provides extra that means to it. Principally what you could have is energy in numbers – an unexpected profit to work in a sequence. The visible cohesion communicates dedication, self-discipline, and focus. This unity not solely enhances your creative narrative and readability but additionally aids in presenting your work to galleries and committees.

• Overcoming Perfectionism: Engaged on a single portray can usually overwhelm from self-imposed stress to realize perfection. This may occasionally result in concern and in the end, to avoidance of your studio! In distinction, portray in a sequence liberates us, providing the liberty to specific, make errors, experiment, and give attention to the creative course of reasonably than the end result. It offers respite from the unrealistic expectation of making a masterpiece each time we go to the easel, acknowledging that disappointments are a part of the creative journey.

• Unveiling Your Distinctive Creative Voice: Working in a sequence engenders a profound self-discovery journey the place your distinctive creative voice thrives and turns into extra pronounced.

Embrace Freedom, Embrace Progress

Finally, working in a sequence is a testomony to your dedication to development and exploration. It’s an invite to immerse your self absolutely, to evolve alongside your creations, and to expertise the profound rewards of an inventive journey properly and really explored.

So, whether or not you’re searching for to flee the uncertainty of “what’s subsequent” or silence your inside critic, the follow of working in a sequence gives a transparent path towards creative transformation. Working in a sequence is my favorite approach of getting out of an artwork stoop!

Have you ever labored in a sequence? I’d like to know what your topic was and in addition, what was the principle factor you discovered from doing it.

And in the event you’ve by no means thought of working in a sequence, are you impressed to start out a mission? Do let me know!

Till subsequent time!

~ Gail

PS. You’ll see items from my Scissors sequence scattered all through the put up. They had been all painted from life. The primary three had been about altering the positioning of the pair of scissors in relation to me in addition to of their opening. The subsequent three are extra about how colors mirrored within the shiny steel. Initially, I used to be impressed by a Diebenkorn painting of scissors that I’d come throughout.