Theocratic themed art!

[bear_about]

I'm not great but I enjoy drawing, it helps me relax.. I mostly draw theocratic themed stuff but sometimes not, anyway I was hoping I could see some of the talent we have here!

 

 

[Pjdriver]

Last March when we got shut down I thought I’d try painting. I never painted before, but I found it to be very relaxing and just fun. I’ve done about 20 paintings and I know they’re not that great compared to the many professional out there.....it more about the therapy I get from it than anything.
Here are 3 Bible scenes....woman at the well (John 4:) and Jesus after his resurrection telling the disciples to cast on the other side....

you know the story . John 21. The last one is Jesus calming the storm.

 

Edited November 5, 2020 by Pjdriver

[A fellow servant]

Very nice!  Both of you are talented in drawing and painting.   Thanks for sharing these with us.    BTW  , I cannot even draw stick people.   No talent in this arena.   lol

[M.J.]

1 hour ago, Pjdriver said:

I never painted before,

How can you paint so good when you've never painted!? You must be a natural and not realize it.

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, Pjdriver said:

Last March when we got shut down I thought I’d try painting.

I have room on my wall to store a few of those for you..👍

[New World Explorer]

Please no applause to this extraordinary talent ...I am man like you LOL 

[bear_about]

7 hours ago, Pjdriver said:

Last March when we got shut down I thought I’d try painting. I never painted before, but I found it to be very relaxing and just fun. I’ve done about 20 paintings and I know they’re not that great compared to the many professional out there.....it more about the therapy I get from it than anything.
Here are 3 Bible scenes....woman at the well (John 4:) and Jesus after his resurrection telling the disciples to cast on the other side....

you know the story . John 21. The last one is Jesus calming the storm.

 

These are AMAZING!    

[Pjdriver]

14 hours ago, bear_about said:

I'm not great but I enjoy drawing, it helps me relax.. I mostly draw theocratic themed stuff but sometimes not, anyway I was hoping I could see some of the talent we have here!

 

 

 

Tate, I like this.
I may have to get this as a tattoo on my arm. Jk 

A picture is worth a thousand words....this one speaks volumes. 

 

14 hours ago, bear_about said:

 

 

 

[Ludwika]

15 hours ago, Pjdriver said:

Last March when we got shut down I thought I’d try painting. I never painted before, but I found it to be very relaxing and just fun. I’ve done about 20 paintings and I know they’re not that great compared to the many professional out there.....it more about the therapy I get from it than anything.
Here are 3 Bible scenes....woman at the well (John 4:) and Jesus after his resurrection telling the disciples to cast on the other side....

you know the story . John 21. The last one is Jesus calming the storm.

 

These are just beautiful! I can't believe you've never painted before! 

[Pjdriver]

1 hour ago, Ludwika said:

I can't believe you've never painted before! 

I can’t either. I just never tried it....assuming I couldn’t do that. I wish I had tried it long ago when I was young. Better late than never I guess. 
I probably wouldn’t have had the patience back then. 

Edited November 5, 2020 by Pjdriver

[Hinata]

4 hours ago, Pjdriver said:

I can’t either. I just never tried it....assuming I couldn’t do that. I wish I had tried it long ago when I was young. Better late than never I guess.

 

You may have a talent naturally born with it.

 

When it comes to a painting, there are things such as perspective, proportions of the bodies, and applying the correct color schemes, etc., all which are obtained not by just randomly but though painful studies and long term exercises.

 

Edison left a famous quote, "a genius is 99 percent inspiration and 1 percent perspiration." 😄

 

[Pjdriver]

2 hours ago, Hinata said:

 

You may have a talent naturally born with it.

 

When it comes to a painting, there are things such as perspective, proportions of the bodies, and applying the correct color schemes, etc., all which are obtained not by just randomly but though painful studies and long term exercises.

 

Edison left a famous quote, "a genius is 99 percent inspiration and 1 percent perspiration." 😄

 

With me it’s more like 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, but I’m no genius .
 

The strangest thing I think, is that in my congregation there are  5 other friends that paint and have done so for a long time. One sister is very good. She gets commissioned (paid) to paint as the pros call it.  The others, I would say are better than me. 

Painting is not as complicated as it looks. I think it’s a talent that can be learned to a certain  extent. Like many things, you can break it down into manageable steps. You learn certain principles that you apply in painting water or skies, or foliage etc... and the principles allow you some creative expression too. 
You learn how to mix and match colors. I use oil paints so I had to learn how to blend oil colors and use mediums or additive that help the oil to dry faster and flow easier. If you can learn those principles, and the manageable steps ...the average person could create a decent painting. 
Like learning an instrument. If the average person takes lessons or even tries teaching themself how to play an instrument and sticks to it,  they will eventually be able to play music. They may never become great at it, but I think they could be pretty decent.....to be great at something, I think is where the natural talent comes in.

 

 

[Qapla]

16 hours ago, Pjdriver said:

I use oil paints so I had to learn how to blend oil colors and use mediums or additive that help the oil to dry faster and flow easier

 

During the "lockdowns" there was an upsurge in the Bob Ross Series - it was being shown on NetFlix and Amazon(some have been removes since) and many videos are available on YouTube (at least, they were)

 

He specialized in "wet-on-wet" so no need to help the oil dry faster. You might look into his videos to pick up some tips on how to paint landscapes. His work is amazing - especially when you consider that you are watching his instruction videos in "real time" - he actually could paint an entire painting in less than 30 minutes.