BobBlast 531 - "Together is Better"

This weekly BobBlast is how I paint humans in a relationship—a story. As a painter, did you know you are a story teller? Your paintings represent you and your relationship with your thoughts and your message. I have found that including human shapes in my paintings, the message is clearer, more memorable and tell a better story.

For me—a solitary figure feels either alone, regal or sad. When I add another figure, or a group of figures, I feel the energy of community, a society, family, lovers… I am telling a story.

In this BobBlast, I go through the familiar steps before I start a painting:

•Starting with journaling and writing my goals
•Determining the title (so I know when the painting is finished)
•Sketching ideas in my sketchbook

Watch the demo to see me practice painting a figure—I call them my "carrot people"—suggesting figures in motion. I also demonstrate the Rembrandt-style lighting for the figure. It is all based on lights and darks.

After practicing with one figure, I add another figure in the painting… expanding the story and the experience me and the viewer. When painting two or more figures in the same painting, be mindful of the implied relationship between the two figures and also the spatial relationship. Are they touching? Are they both in motion? How do they interact?

Tell your story!

September's Online Monthly Demo is all about painting carrots! Join us for some in-depth figure painting. Sign up by using the link below!

Online Monthly Demos
•September 11, 2024
“Painting Carrot People”
•October 9, 2024
“Asymmetrical Composition”
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Loosen Up! Workshop Coming Up
•September 16-20, 2024
In-Person, in Bob's Studio, Arroyo Grande, CA
Limited to 10 Painters!
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Contact kate@robertburridge.com for questions!

This Week — FREE Marketing Webinar!
•September 5, 2024
Artists in Action: The Art of Pricing
Sponsored by West Business Development Center 
Thursday, 12:00 - 1:30 PM PT
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SAVE THE DATE!
Free Webinar 
"Working with Holbein Mediums"
Thursday, September 12, 2024
11am -12:30pm PT
More info coming soon!
You can also email kate@robertburridge.com

Online Monthly Critique Sessions
Limited to 10 artists - up to 3 images each
•September 24, 2024
•October 10, 2024
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Online Workshops Coming Up
•September 14-15, 2024
"Non-Objective Mixed Media Painting"
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•September 27-29, 2024
"Abstract Figurative"
Sponsored by the Sedona Arts Center
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Traveling Bob – In-Person Workshops!
•January 6-10, 2025
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson, AZ
Sponsored by Madeline Island School of the Arts
contact 715-747-2054 or misa@madelineschool.com
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•January 18-25, 2025
Tropical Escapaint! Loosen Up Painting Retreat in Mexico
Casa de Los Artistas
Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta 
Contact Robert Masla, (413) 335-4295
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Burridge Online Coaching
• Private one-on-one
Critiques • Coaching • Comments • Strategies
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