Yesterday I was inspired by Modigliani and started some experimentation in my art journal. I painted a few ladies with long faces, going off Modigliani’s style, but I really tried to loosen up and not care about the details in painting.
I notice that I often get sucked into trying to get that one line perfect, when in reality it doesn’t matter if you step back and look at the big picture at times. I’m not painting a portrait of a real person, it’s just imaginary strange women that come from my muse…or maybe they all don’t even look like women!
I went through a series of free painting sessions, loosening up more as I progressed from lady to lady. It was nice to just do something on a whim and go wild, not caring what the results would be. Free painting…painting loosely without planning. Sorry for some of the images that are blurry, I can’t seem to hold my camera still, ever!
In the end I also added a phrase that popped into my mind to accompany each portrait. It was whatever came into my mind, no plan or relation to when I first started painting. It was a relaxing art journaling exercise…try painting super loose yourself and you will see.
Were any of you inspired by yesterday’s post on Modigliani? Would love to see your work as well…please feel free to share in the comments. Either way, have a happy creative Tuesday! 
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I was totally inspired! I always love looking at other artists’ work. I have been avoiding painting people because I always think they have to look realistic, but I love how yours look and I love the look of Modigliani’s. You have inspired me to give it a try and just go for it! I have to get my butt OFF the computer and into my sutdio!! The web is FULL of inspiration-it’s everywhere-I get stuck for days, filling up with ideas!
Hi Tanya! I’m so glad you were inspired…it’s lovely to have old masters to look up to as well as our peers doing great work and blogging about it. I know what you mean about avoiding people…I’ve never been trained and never really learned how to draw, in the Art School sense… but I think it’s okay! You can do what you want…I actually really like simple drawings and what may seem messy…but it actually expresses so much which is amazing to me! It’s like magic! Definitely give it a go…will be following your blog!
Hello Linda, these are great!!! I love meeting other artists! I met so many women artists here on blog land and they are all so wonderful and so inspiring. They all become family to me and you are a part of that family too, welcome and thank you for stopping by.
cheers to you and loads of love your way.
fun fun and lots of creativity!!!
Hi there – thanks so much for stopping by my blog as well. I agree it’s wonderful to be able to connect through our blogs…anywhere in the world…it’s never too far. Thanks for inspiring with your work and sharing as well…yay!
Oh, I adore “her gaze”… wow. Beautiful process… so grateful you shared it here!
Thanks so much Julie! I hope to share more and would love to see other people’s work as well…fun fun to explore something new and different.
Hello Linda,
I wanted to come over to your site and thank you for the kind comment you left for me at cresecendoh. Let me just say I am so happy I did. I am marking your site this morning, there is so much wonderful stuff going on here. I can’t wait to brew up some more tea and look around. I love how you wrote whatever popped into your mind next to your paintings I want to try this such a great idea! You should contact crescedoh they are always looking for guest curators I just know Jenny woud love your site.
kt (kt40s)
Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it! I love following crescendoh, so thank you for sharing your story so bravely! I’ll actually be a guest curator next week as well! Thanks again!
And these are fabulous!!! Thank you for visiting my blog!!! xo steph
Thanks so much
these are lovely Linda……so playful and fun! Hey….hope you don’t mind but i posted your link on my blog so that folks could download your doll template!
Love, violette
Thanks Violette! Oh my gosh, I am totally honored you posted my link…definitely go right ahead and share…that’s the great thing about the online community!
I really like the hair and face of the the third piece/page/woman. That damn Modigliani! lol
Thanks…it was all experimentation!