Comments on: “Painting a Day” Blogs (Round 6), The Daily Painters Guild

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:33:34 +0000

Thanks for the comment, tshock, but I have to ask if you bothered to read the entire post, from which I quote:

“By “watered down” I don’t mean to suggest that anyone should refrain from the practice because of their current level of development as a painter. On the contrary, I think it is a superb discipline for any painter, but it should be undertaken in the spirit of the first philosophy I mentioned, not the latter.”

By: tshock

tshock — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:06:55 +0000

You are giving the pious assumption that everyone is jumping on the band wagon to get rich. Folly! Just because a painter has less degree of skill is no reason to shoot them down. Skill or no skill, art is art for its own sake. Give credit to the folks who don’t have “the skill”, but are trying to discipline them self by daily painting. Why in the world would you want to discredit someone who has little skill in painting? Lets support each other. Was Grandma Mosses a skilled painter, or someone who just enjoyed painting? Problem with this country is everyone want to be on top! Let it go!

By: samuel botchwey

samuel botchwey — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:12:55 +0000

i am samuel art student and i want you to give me some guid lines so that will help me paint well

By: Manuela Valenti

Manuela Valenti — Sun, 20 May 2007 04:02:26 +0000

I think you have touched a key. There are certainly 2 reasons why so many artists have jumped into this painting a day movement, either because they want the challenge and discipline of doing it to become a better artist, which I can see the results now myself, or they want immediate success, in other words “for the money”. Those who are doing it for the first reason will eventually encounter success, those who are doing it for the second reason I’m afraid, will soon fail at it. All serious artists paint everyday, is not a challenge to paint everyday, the challenge is to finish a paint everyday. Many take a few days or months to actually finish a painting, but this discipline pushes us to really sign one painting everyday regardless of its perfection. Is certainly a challenge an a good one for those who have embraced it as it should.

By: Ellen Perantoni

Ellen Perantoni — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:00:13 +0000

I think it’s interesting that the daily painting phenomenon evolved to the point where its groups and directories opened to artists who do not finish a painting a day. Offering a new painting for sale every day is a marketing concept. Painting every day is a life style of dedication and discipline shaping inspiration. I paint daily (paint every day) because I don’t feel fully alive if I don’t. I publish or exhibit each painting when it’s ready. It could take less than a day, or it could take years, for a given painting to reach a point where I feel it’s good enough to show the public. The daily painting phenomenon, in that it encourages hard work and alao stimulates interest in art, is a positive thing, why not?

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:18:09 +0000

I think “jumping on the bandwagon” is great, as long as it’s done with realistic expectations. I’m sure many painters of varying degrees of accomplishment are being successful in reaching buyers through their web sites, and I think this is terrific in a number of ways. I just think that the attitude should be one of developing as a painter first, selling and marketing second.

Thanks, all for your nice comments about the post and about lines and colors.

By: Kelley MacDonald

Kelley MacDonald — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:16:01 +0000

This is such an interesting blog and I’m so happy I just found it! I started my Painting A Day Blog about 6 weeks ago, and I don’t consider myself in the ranks of the Guild, so I’m probably one of those people you talk about ‘jumping on the bandwagon’. For me, it’s not about trying to pass myself off as more accomplished than I am by associating myself with ‘successful’ painting-a-day artists on the internet. Years ago, Kevin Machpherson advocated doing 100 small paintings, on a daily basis, to improve your work. After trying this a couple of times and seeing great results, I thought this Painting A Day movement was about the same thing…not marketing, but sharing and getting feedback from other artists and a wider circle of friends who normally would not see this work. Having said that… gee, it’d be great is some people wanted to actually purchase these pieces (who would deny this?). Anyway, you’re right, there’s a wide variety of levels of sophistication on these blogs. And you may be surprised at how some of those you would consider not-so able are selling a LOT. Also if you check the blogs of the Guild, they are pretty much saavy in terms of marketing, and they do not limit themselves to internet sales, but do many other things to promote their art. Also, their styles are very similar, and this also feeds their ‘success’ as a blog – people who like one, may just like another. Anyway, they seem like a very likable group and I wish them well, but I hope people take a peek at other painting bloggers as well!

By: ParisBreakfasts

ParisBreakfasts — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:22:25 +0000

I’m glad you wrote about this Charley..
Interesting developements on the painting-a-day trend.