RE: Landscape (acrylic)
You have so much talent. You can see what you did in every step, and the result is amazing.
Taken the advice, it's valuable.
Something's wrong with me, though. I started less than five months ago. I'd never painted before. I've tried colored pencils and acrylic, but I haven't tried watercolor or oil. What I know is pure instinct and slow learning from what I see on YouTube.
I live in Cuba, and being able to paint is already a super luxury. You generally have to buy materials abroad; there are no stores where you can buy anything about art. So with each new experiment, where I try to learn, if the support material (cardboard) is of very poor quality (as is the case here), I prefer to learn something new and save as much paint as possible. I focused on better understanding how to paint a landscape, with dimensions larger than the A4 sheets I'd been painting. The experience is precious, because as the dimensions increase, the perspective and technique change, at least that's what I feel. I've experimented. Do you think I should always, even in small experiments, waste paint on backgrounds and the like, on something that doesn't seem like it'll last. Or do I strive for perfection, even on a sheet of newspaper?
I think criticism is very valuable; it allows you to reflect. I don't feel this painting is the best I've ever done, and there are some details I could improve. I didn't pay much attention to it. I was focused on other things, like understanding how to paint in areas, in several separate sections, how to use different colors. I don't have all the answers by any stretch of the imagination. I'm just still learning.
Would it always be good to know what others think?
To a large extent, I paint thanks to @wakeupkitty, who has my highest regard, always betting on art and creating.
Your words truly touched me, and I really loved the honest way you described your experience.
It’s clear that you have a genuine passion — and that’s the most important thing in any artist’s journey. Talent grows with effort and persistence, not with perfect conditions.
Honestly, it’s amazing that you’ve only been painting for less than five months and already reached this level! 👏❤️
That alone shows real talent and sincerity in how you learn and express yourself — reaching such results in a short time isn’t easy at all.
I totally feel your struggle with the lack of materials, especially when you’re in a place where art supplies aren’t easy to find.
But what you’re doing is truly inspiring — creating beauty despite the obstacles.
Now let me tell you the “secret of the trade” 😅
You know the paint shop — “el-mawān” as we call it here?
I’m sure you have at least one nearby…
Just go there and get some acrylic paint, and start experimenting on your own! 🎨
As for your question — I believe every experiment deserves to be taken seriously, even the simplest one.
But not to the point of perfectionism or being afraid of wasting paint.
Acrylic doesn’t like stinginess 😅 — I learned that when I started using more paint without worrying it might run out.
That’s when the artwork began to look rich, lively, and full of depth.
Perfection isn’t the goal of every painting; every attempt brings you closer to mastery.
And what you said about perspective is so true — the larger the surface, the more it challenges your sense of space and composition.
Keep going, because it’s clear you’re walking an honest and beautiful artistic path, and I can’t wait to see your next works — they’ll surely be even stronger
No, my friend, in my country (Cuba) there isn't a single store that sells art supplies. Some individuals sell a tube of a color. When you buy something from someone, it's the color they have at the moment because it's leftover from a project. And a simple 22 ml jar of a color can cost the same as a worker's salary. I paint thanks to @wakeupkitty.
I've always written, I like all art, and I've always liked painting.
0.00 SBD,
0.50 STEEM,
0.50 SP
you are doing a great job and have a lot of talent, auto didacts are the best.
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I believe you don't understand how people in Cuba live and suffer. There's nothing for sale. The people receive a booklet with the "right" to line up for sugar, a small piece of old bread, a bit of rice if available.
There are no vehetables, no meat, no fish, no lemonade, no eggs, no milk, no clothes, no toys, no glasses, zero... Unless you are filthy rich.
The shops are meant for tourists and you need euros, dollars or a foreign currency to buy anything which no one has since they don't receive their salary in a foreign curency.
There's only a few hours of electricity per 24 hours, nothing is sure, there's no logic, no help, no mercy, no coffee, no tea, no cars, no phones, no light, nothing of what you find simple or normal. It's all luxurynand only knew from what they can watch. Internet access for people exists since about 5 years and is very expensive (and a liss if no electricity of wifi).
It's night and day working and hoping that if you need something you have enough money to buy it on a the "black market".
Without family and friends there are no options. A pen, pencil, 1 sheet of paper is extremely expensive.
So yes, I try to find ways to help him with tje badic needs and a way to do what he always loved and clearly is good at.
Just for your information: there's no paypal, transfers to bankaccounts are nearly impossible same for mail. Everytime I am blocked, my bank cancels payments or my account gets frozen I try something else.
It's not a free world we live in and for sure not a helpful one.
Thanks for helping him with your tips and advices.
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I read this and was stunned. I'd never thought about the bigger picture. I don't think I could describe with such precision something that affects me. You're already an expert on Cuban issues. You've suffered the consequences of the supposedly free world. The great utopia. In this disarray in which I live, what others take as a simplistic notion, they imply, in my case, doesn't exist.