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Journeytotate1 by Verbeley

And it's still strong in my head - a.k.a I still see some of those paintings in my dreams :D
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Summerpainting by Verbeley

Oh goodness that was the name of Hobbit movie, wasn't it? Sorry for it, seriously.

What I meant is - those are three of the paintings I made (roughly) within the last month - from somewhere between 24-25th of July to 25 of August 2018 (the middle one being from the time of previous journal entry) and now that I look at them I see that they are somewhat composing themselves into a narrative, or a storyboard for a short shot.
There is link between them in colour pallet and/or object painted - lake or apples and none of that was conscious choice. I don't know, don't really think, I should read much into it, as they are all different medium (oils, watercolours, acrylics- starting from left) and sizes - first being about A5, last 50cm tall, but that odd continuity surprised me, as I didn't think there was some theme or atmosphere lingering in my mind, as the first was plein air, second started outdoors finished home (but of very different place) and last of photo taken in my neighbourhood, but I don't think anyone would even for a moment think that those colours are exact replicas of reality and not my rendering of it.
So here You are seeing me rambling about something I wasn't expecting, which maybe is just "my style" or eye-sight problem.

But have You ever experience such thing - an idea, object, colour, or atmosphere You've been drawn to and replicated over and over again without even full realization of it?

P.S. Since I don't know id I'll upload the first one to my gallery - it was painted with fingers, cause I forgot to take brushes with me, because of course I did :facepalm:
(and I couldn't really go back, since it was 1h journey one way, plus bus to the lake was going only few times a day, plus the tickets' costs... ^^')
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Not necessarily mentally, but definitely creatively. I have very few ideas, I feel pretty exhausted working any, so I finish only handful of those, most are left half-done, and I'm painfully aware I will not come back to them, and the few, that reach any point of completion are thrown away (once tried to burn one, but it didn't want to caught fire - I assume it was still too wet ... still pretty odd, if You think about it).

There is always something glaringly wrong about them, and I can't match a colour palette for the life of me, colours are either too samey, or they hurt the eye, which is possibly the saddest part for me, as I really enjoy/ed colouring.

I have no illusions that I shall get any further from where I am now, or were before, but if You've any suggestions how to have fun with drawing/painting, those advices would be more than welcomed.

P.S. If You come across Gamma(Fabrino) Watercolour 200 paper - don't use it for watercolour! It definitely added to my woeful state of mind, as it not only bloats after being treated with any amount of water, but also sucks all colour away, making any paint look duller than cheapest kids' watercolour You can find - seriously, I tried probably every pan of my eclectic set, which includes even some infrequent randoms from Shmincke, Windsor-Newton and White Nights (ok those aren't that infrequent), which on different occasions look rather nice, yet here are pale and grey.
I mean the paper is cheap, so it's not a blow to a wallet, but still a bit of a warning.
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Oh goodness me, I cannot believe how many incredibly bad pieces I've committed over the time :D Currently I'm just getting rid of some old works, that I have no love for. Few of such I will keep for the comments. In any case - sorry in You'll see a "deleted file" in your gallery, though I doubt that, since most of those had no traffic.
I suppose it is nice to see there are some areas, that I've got better in, goodness me, decade since I've joined, but it's still cringeworthy to see them, and of course I would wish myself getting further in learning, than where I am now (not that I'm unhappy with that place and the road in general). I think one of few things I've learned is to complain about my skills and how piece turned out a little less. I will try to got rid of that entirely in future, though of course may none read it as lack of distance to anything I upload, or it being without flaws. That I believe will never happen.
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Thank You all for my birthday wishes, can't believe I didn't reply to You all, so now el-e, TalviKettu, MrDark92, myst3ric, lovely HibaMalek and specially MayaEm - thank You Sunshine for the artwork so much! I know it's about 3 months late, still hugs to all of You :tighthug:

Truth been told I was kinda constantly out of time around that time cause academic year was about to start and I was already in other school - pharmacy technikum. Well I'm no longer, cause my health didn't let me, which also makes me wonder how it's gonna be with my exams back on archeo (should be over it already, but hey life happens ... :/)
So in between I had little time to draw some more, but no strength to upload it. So that would be the sum up for the last few months. Now I hope to get through your feed and art :)

Love You all :*
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