[Four Tet] Painting : New Life

Re-post of a painting I did when I was having compression issues.

The canvas is about 40x30cm. It's acrylic on canvas, and although I mainly used liquitex here, I am not brand loyal and usually buy whatever's on offer. The pen was a staedtler pigment liner. The same ones that i use on the shoes.

I sold this on ebay, and the winning bidder was Joern, whose channel is:
http://uk.youtube.com/user/hhartely35

Check this video he made when he won the auction!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_4TKqyj7QcU

Oh, and I posted my first blog yesterday. It's not perfect, but It kept me occupied for a couple of hours anyhow.

http://cheekychen.blogspot.com/

I hope you're all well, and great work on the MAKE ART responses, keep them coming! haha!

peace out people!

music:
FOUR TET: My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
[Domino Records]

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[Amaizying]

i love the way you paint....how you paint is how i see things in my head....but my paintings never come out how i want them too...i still like them....but i want my ideas to come out exactly the way i see them...

i just need more practice i think

[cheekychen]

thanks. My paintings never come out how I plan.. though to be fair I don't really plan them.. I usually just have a starting point and keep working till I'm happy with it!

[TinaTheAvengress]

this is beautiful! (i'm totally going through and watching all you your videos whenever i can - not often i need a stable internet connection) this made go off on a rant (bad word choice) about religion and philosophy in my head (made me wish i had video camera so i could vlog!) you are so inspiring, you make me want to start to actually pursue my own creativity again! pretty awesome! keep rocking the art (haha) love from chicago!!!!

[cheekychen]

ah thanks Tina, that means a lot. You should totally get back into creating again, and check out tailcast, there's a really supportive creative community there!

cheers :D

[lonesomewonderer]

Man this is awesome. I just started painting about two months ago with oil's. I'm having trouble making the colors flow the way I would like. This is definitely great inspiration for me to keep on trying

[cheekychen]

I find oils challenging to paint with, a they take so long to dry and mix on the canvas often making a brown splurge.. I'd recommend having a go with acrylics, they are much more vibrant and easier to control.. Oh, and be sure to check out tailcast :D

[Matil107]

My breath was taken. Simply amazing

[cyberchicky]

Great job! I also have made my own art video and vocal mix.. feel free to check it out!!! love and light from one artist to another!

[PenguinShortFilms]

i cried. every time i watched this.

[idontknowwhattocallm]

this video is perfect and you are a genius

[Blueberry40]

incredible

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

i think the moral here is to paint and paint and keep painting til you are happy with it! sometimes you can expand on those ''happy lil mistakes'' and turn them into something better than what you visualised in your head to start with.

but if you have an image in your head you will eventually be able to get it out in your art.....its true, practice makes perfect!

nice job mate...thanx 4 tha video ay!

[Amaizying]

i think this is my all time favorite painting...by anyone...

[muzikhawk]

I used to say EXACTLY what you said about wanting your paintings to come out the way you can see them in your head. It took a long time but now I CAN draw and paint anything i can see in my head or anything real that anybody else can see also. I had to live, eat, sleep, drink, and otherwise constantly think about and above all intelligently PRACTICE my art. It came to me in steps, sometimes baby steps and sometimes leaps and bounds. If you are determined you CAN do it!

[laiatsargloria13]

I loved how it changed and changed. it was soo simbolic. or maybe I just read to much into things it was beautiful. Did anyone else notice that the blobs of paint became tulips than pansies. sorry I just saw the roots vid. I thought it was very good in an informitive omg I had no idea way

[leilabennight33]

I love how many layers there are in this painting, it really inspires me to paint more. I like the little things you add to your paintings, and how you make a vast array of colors work without clashing. Genius. :D

[Amaizying]

i think that goes for all the artists i know, and know about..

my friends stuff never turns out like he plans it to...

i suppose if you were painting a still life it would turn out how you wanted because...you have the idea right there...you just have to do it...

but who ever wants to do still lifes...

that was the worst thing about art school...fucking still lifes...my teacher never let me play...lol