The Funky Fresh
You don't have to KEEP it funky and fresh all the time, you just have to do it once in a while. Let's say you've been practicing a new skill like drawing human figures or playing a blues progression on the guitar, or even learning how to brew your own beer. Things that take some practice but the practice sometimes just gets too boring that you never see the the goal of accomplishments.
So do something FUNKY (something you don't usually do) and FRESH (something you haven't done before). Try drawing your human figures with tails on their foreheads, or play the guitar with a pick duct-taped to your pinky. The next time you make a batch of beer you can't get quite right like the recipe tells you, throw something in there like a klondike bar or some papaya.
This exercise should not be repeated unless you unexpectedly acheived some fantastic result that is worth duplicating. If you do the FUNKY FRESH exercise right you'll have spent a very brief amount of time in the experiment compared to what you have been originally practicing at. Most importantly you'll find that it was kind of FUN even if it didn't work out the way you thought it would.
The FUNKY FRESH method is closely related to increasing the Zone of Proximal Development.
You don't have to KEEP it funky and fresh all the time, you just have to do it once in a while. Let's say you've been practicing a new skill like drawing human figures or playing a blues progression on the guitar, or even learning how to brew your own beer. Things that take some practice but the practice sometimes just gets too boring that you never see the the goal of accomplishments.
So do something FUNKY (something you don't usually do) and FRESH (something you haven't done before). Try drawing your human figures with tails on their foreheads, or play the guitar with a pick duct-taped to your pinky. The next time you make a batch of beer you can't get quite right like the recipe tells you, throw something in there like a klondike bar or some papaya.
This exercise should not be repeated unless you unexpectedly acheived some fantastic result that is worth duplicating. If you do the FUNKY FRESH exercise right you'll have spent a very brief amount of time in the experiment compared to what you have been originally practicing at. Most importantly you'll find that it was kind of FUN even if it didn't work out the way you thought it would.
The FUNKY FRESH method is closely related to increasing the Zone of Proximal Development.
Acrylic on Paper 11" x 12.5"
If you flip this one 180 degrees you'll see another face.
Here are some examples of works that I do in the FUNKY FRESH category.
Acrylic on Cardboard 12" x 13.5"
I am also trying to figure out how to take better pictures of these paintings because they come out blurry when you click on them.