TONY MOFFITT runs a art critque - below is the critique he did of my blog and work - Thanks Tony - I had no idea he was doing this.
You can find more about him and what he does at http://artistblogcritic.blogspot.com/
Independent critiques of artwork and artist blogs to guide and inform the worldwide art-buying public, and the commercial art gallery industry
Artist: Robin J Mitchell
Blog: A Painting A Day
Creating
a new painting every day takes incredible discipline. The task also
comes with its own challenges; issues with technique and subject matter
in particular.
Canadian artist
Robin J Mitchell solves these problems by creating small pieces in oils,
and drawing on his local surroundings for a great deal of his
inspiration.
Unlike other artists
who can labour at a canvas for days (and often weeks), creating a
painting a day often means detail is sacrificed for the sake of other
artistic pursuits. Mitchell chooses to paint his environment with a more
impressionistic style using shapes, texture and colour to capture a
scene, rather than toiling endlessly over the 'fine print'.
The
choice of subjects Mitchell paints is absolutely eclectic! Scrolling
down his blog page is an adventure; you honestly never know what to
expect next.
Subject matter
focuses heavily on his home environment of Lake Ontario... and then just
when you think you know what to expect next, you scroll down to a
delightful figurative painting, or a car, a tractor... and a statue!
For
art lovers who enjoy the unexpected, visiting Mitchell's blog is a
little like browsing through an antique shop... you're never quite sure
what delight will come into view next.
Mitchell's
blog is well laid out, clean and (relatively) clutter free. Each
painting listed has a few words of description, and all the pieces are
for sale. Mitchell offers Paypal facilities for purchasers.
In
particular, I really like the information the artist includes down the
panel of his page under the heading of 'How, What and Why'. Here you can
discover a little about the artist's methods and his motivation for
painting the subjects he paints.
Artist.Blog.Critique Ratings:
Blogsite: 7.5
Opinion: A developing artist
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