Daily Paintings, Daily Painters, Daily Inspirations - February 3, 2011

Daily Paintings, One Painting Each Day

It is a great challenge. Can it be done? Daily painting is all about discipline and a love of the work. We create original art for every taste: still life, landscape, cityscape, figurative, floral, and more. You will find a variety of styles including realism, impressionism, fauvism and abstract. Most paintings are no larger than 12" x 12".

You can see some of my other Daily Paintings on this blog and also on my website:  libertosart.com/DailyPaintings.aspx

Daily Painting
"Blue Sky Cloud"
Maria Liberto Bessette

It is good to decide on several themes you want to paint.  When you have completed at least 4 or 5 paintings in one theme you have a little series which will help market your art.  Another point is to paint on a small canvas, paper or board to reduce painting time and also reduce the cost of matting, and framing.  Smaller paintings are also more marketable because of (1) affordability - the price charged by the artist and also (2) the size  - as small paintings may be hung in more locations in a customers home or office or given as a gift. 




Daily Paintings are solidly marketed through the internet and most produce at least 3 paintings per week.  Painting is not all there is to it.  There are other chores like scanning the images and preparing the images for the web.  Most Daily Painters can be accepted into one of several Daily Painters on line galleries after they consistently upload paintings to their own art blog.  (Most blog sites are free to those who want to join and post.)  It is an easy process with great visibility.

Daily Painting
"Little Field of Kent County" (Delaware)
Maria Liberto Bessette



Daily Painters

One Painting Each Day, yes artists can produce one painting a day.  What is the secret?  Love of art and wanting to produce in a timely manner.  It is also good training and keeps the artist in the creative mode.  Almost like the need for routine physical exercise each day like walking, jogging or aerobic.  You feel the same momentum and when you skip a day for some reason you feel you have let yourself down.

Daily painting is all about discipline and a love of the work.  The websites focusing on daily painter originals are dedicated to connecting those who love art with those who love to make art.to connecting those who love art with those who love to make art, and want to make art affordable and accessible.There are also many benefits for the artist doing daily paintings. First, you develop the discipline of being in your studio everyday. Too many artists wait around for inspiration to strike, and as a result they end up producing a small body of work with an inconsistent quality. Daily paintings also allow the artist to break free of their normal routine and try techniques or subject matter they would not normally be able to do. It also allows the artist to make a living with their art, while they are building their reputation in the market place.

Daily Painting
"Autumn Sky Beach"
Maria Liberto Bessette

Daily Inspiration

The painting a day movement is not limited to painters, nor was it created by painters. For many centuries masters in their respective crafts have advised their students to work daily on their craft. Writers are encouraged to write a short story, even a single page, based off of a conversation they overheard on their commute to work. Even some quilters have committed to doing their creative work with their fabric to produce a quilt every week or two. Check out the new "quilt a day" style.

Inspiration is all around us and also a good excuse to think "outside the box."  We all have ideas we want to try, many photographs, and the knowledge of what  has sold or been popular within our art box.  Think about this in a smaller scale and  try out the idea of one painting a day. 

I am now on my third series of daily paintings.  I have not submitted my work to a Daily Painting Website.  I need to produce on a more regular basis and perhaps limit my creativity only to painting.  That is really, really hard for me as I also have a natural soap business whereby I produce handcrafted soaps and bath products.  

I do have fun and enjoy all my creative endeavors and realize that is what keeps my inner-self happy. 

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I hope you have enjoyed my discussion on "Daily Paintings" and "Daily Painters."  I need to purchase additional supplies of canvases and artist boards to keep my going.

Love to all,

Maria L B