Category: Art

Create A Story With Your Drawing And Painting

When you draw a picture do you think about creating a story?

Would you concern yourself about what your painting says?

It doesn’t matter what art materials and tools you use to create your drawings and paintings, unless the picture you create has a history it can never be a success. By getting the right storyboard artist Sydney I’m assuring you that they will do a pretty good job in creating the story way easy for you to understand.

Many beginners wouldn’t realize that their drawings and paintings should have a message.

Drawing can be done with graphite pencils, charcoal and chalks… but unless your sketch weaves its magic story your hard work is lost.

Top artists spend a great deal of time and energy weaving magic and mystery in their paintings and drawings…

It doesn’t matter whether they paint with watercolor, oils, acrylics or pastels… The artist understands the extra value given by the story that their art tells.

At a recent exhibition, an artist told me the story behind a series of 3 paintings. It was a story about “The Walk Of The Dead”. In the 3 paintings she showed abstract moorland scenes that followed the route of the ancient dead, who were carried over the hills to the burial grounds… the final painting showing the release of human spirit.

Until the story was told, I didn’t understand that there was meaning in the artist’s paintings… they were just pleasant daubs. After listening to the story, the paintings came to life. They became important… I bought one of the artist’s paintings.

  • Cave paintings told about the animals that were hunted by prehistoric man and the world they lived in.
  • Medieval paintings could pay tribute to the church and tell the story of creation… with the art patrons included as if they were part of that story.

Modern art is fortunate… it is able to speak freely about anything the artist wants to say.

“What stories do your drawings and paintings tell?”

Don’t worry, it isn’t difficult for an artist to create art that features a storyline. Even the simplest of sketches has a story. Unlike most photographs, which are just a snapshot in time, a sketch takes time to draw.

Because it takes time to produce a drawing, painting, sculpture or installation there is a history… that history is a story in itself.

It takes time to plan a painting…

  • There are ideas that never see reality but develop into other ideas
  • There are quick freehand sketches that develop into serious detailed finished paintings
  • There are outdoor sketches that grow into studio paintings

And, it takes time to draw and paint…

Each line you draw takes time… It has a start and an end…

  • Each color daub you paint… Every brushstroke you lay on the canvas has its origin in the paint tube
  • The color finds its way onto the palette and is mixed with other colors
  • Paint is worked on the canvas before the painting is finished

Every mark you make on paper, canvas, panel and fabric has its own story. Take pleasure in the story behind every painting you create.

There is research before painting…

  • There are location visits to places of interest
  • Circumstance, environment and chance grows inspiration
  • Landscape, buildings, weather, people and their history influences art creation
  • Stories you have heard could be the reason you want to paint and draw

All of this is part of your art…

Understand this vital element behind your art and be prepared to tell that story…

  • Write the story down on paper and expand the value of your drawing and painting by giving the background story
  • Include captions alongside your paintings at exhibitions that build the story

Your art pronounces its story…

They say every picture says a thousand words. Make sure that your painting’s story is heard…

Tell people about the challenges behind your art and let them understand the difficulties you have overcome. Let the story add to the value of your painting and drawing.

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5 Interesting Facts About Beethoven You May Not Have Known

Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of the most famous and influential musicians/composers of the Classical and Romantic era. He was born in Bonn, which is the capital of Cologne (Germany) on December 17th 1770.

He had a very diligent melodious career with the help of his father, Johann Van Beethoven, who started teaching him music at a very early age. Beethoven wrote 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for the piano and 1 for the violin, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets to represent his entire career. There is probably no one in the developing world that doesn’t recognize a piece or two that was written by Ludwig. His music was dramatic and fierce and lives on to this day.

A lot of historical information can be found about Beethoven, but there are some exceptional facts about him that you may never have known:

Does Age Really Matter?

On paper Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on 1770. However, for many years the composer thought he was born in 1772. The exact year of birth was never officially definite. Historians believe that Beethoven’s father intentionally created this deception by altering his age so that he could present a much younger musical virtuoso. Remember, around the same time period Mozart was already quite established, and most likely, Beethoven’s biggest musical rival! His father didn’t want his son to be out-done by a fellow young originator.

Student Turned Piano Teacher

Beethoven was forced into the practice of music by an early age and music became his existence. It became his identity and he was very successful. One would assume that his passion for music would be something that he would love to share with those who wanted to learn. Beethoven was known to show utter disdain for piano teaching unless he was able to teach exceptionally gifted students, and, it has been noted, that if the student was a beautiful woman, it didn’t matter if she couldn’t tap her fingers to chop-sticks let alone play the piano.

Sounds of Silence for Ludwig

The worst fate that could ever befall a musician is loss of hearing. That is exactly what happened to Beethoven. His hearing loss was gradual, but by 1819, in his 30’s, he was clinically and completely deaf. According to correspondences written by Ludwig, he considered his hearing loss a “demon”, which haunted him everywhere he went. There were moments in this phase of his life where he contemplated suicide, but the love of music and his career held that action at bay. After the deafness set in, he was still able to complete thirty-two piano sonatas, seventeen string quartets, nine symphonies, one of which would be the Fifth Symphony – one of the most commonly recognized pieces he ever wrote.

Twelve Times Thirty

Music and math have always been complimentary disciplines. According to the American Mathematical Society, counting, rhythm, scales, intervals, patterns, symbols, harmonies, time signatures, overtone, and pitch are ALL notations made my composers that are directly connected to mathematics. With that being said, Beethoven was not very gifted, to say the least, when it came to basic math. Due to family obligations, he had to leave school at the early age of 11 to help support his family.

Beethoven’s Struggle For Health

Throughout Beethoven’s childhood, middle years and up to his death, he was never blessed with a healthy life. In addition to his hearing loss, which was attributed to typhus, he also suffered from colitis, rheumatism, rheumatic fever, skin disorder, to list a few. His death was eventually caused by cirrhosis, which lead to liver failure.

Whatever strange behavior or physical infirmities Beethoven struggled with, there is no denying that he will forever remain one of the greatest composers of all time.