New Art: My first acrylic – no giggling

Sometimes, I shudder to post new ideas or new techniques that I try. I never know if they really work out, if they are ok but just need work, or if they are so awful that the sun will shrivel up and we’ll all die.

But, I also think that as an artist I always need to push ahead, to grow and to get better at what I do.  Posting the results on my website, while giving the distinct possibility that some new editor or fan might run away screaming, also forces me to learn and to adapt much more quickly.  I can’t hide behind the flaws, they are there for the whole world to see.

I’ve also, over the years, read plenty from other artists (on the web, in magazines and books, and so on). Those I’ve learned the most from are the artists who are willing to put their art out for the world to see, warts and all.  You can see their progress from piece to piece, and see how they developed as an artist.

You also see that they are human.  Often, when I see the final art by another artist, I tend to skip the part where they had to learn their techniques.  I see the final product, but when I get to read about their techniques, their process, and especially where they’ve had to learn from a mistake I learn so much more from them.

In that spirit, below is my very first acrylic piece. Usually I’m a digital artist (for many reasons), but I always like trying different media and techniques.  Now that I have a real office/studio, I have the physical space to try things out.

Here, finally, is my very first acrylic piece. I call it, The Thing That Crawled. No giggling allowed.  Though, I guess I wouldn’t hear it anyway.

Or would I….

The Thing That Crawled