Guide for the Perplexed

Posted on July 1, 2025 by JMN
After Degas.

“… When I don’t know what to do next, I tend to throw everything at it, be as expressive or as minimalist or as detailed as I can, reach for bright colours or keep it monochrome, look intensely or scribble vaguely. It’s a way I can find out what I like and what may work.”


(Outside Authority)

Doff of cap to the art blog of Outside Authority for comments I find helpful in my efforts to draw and paint. I’m learning that I have do it even worse in order possibly to do it better. 

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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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2 Responses to Guide for the Perplexed

  1. Sue Grey-Smith's avatar Sue Grey-Smith says:
    July 3, 2025 at 1:27 am

    Great advice and a lovely drawing.

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