Dating your art minimizes any guesswork as to when something was completed. You may not think this is important now, but after you have been making art for several decades, you will understand why you need to date work. If you do not want to date your art on the front, date it inconspicuously on the back.

How an artist sees their work?

Painters may view scenes in a way thats similar to how the world really is: A mishmash of colors, lines and shapes. In his art classes, one of the first things Dunlop tells students is to stop identifying objects and instead see scenes as collections of lines, shadows, shapes and contours.

How do artists see life?

Artists are intent observers of the world around them and see through a lens of “feeling”. Artists consciously use their minds in everyday life to search out visual cues that create an emotional response within them. The art they create and share is their interpretation of that emotional response.

What are the basic building blocks of art?

Explore the seven basic elements of art: line, shape, form, texture, value, space, and color. These are the building blocks of all art and are a good place to start when making, looking at, or analyzing works of art.

Are artists brains different?

A BBC news story reports on research that concludes “Artists have structurally different brains compared with non-artists. Brain scans revealed that artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery.