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me•di•oc•ri•ty
n. pl. me•di•oc•ri•ties
1. The state or quality of being mediocre.
2. Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance.
3. One that displays mediocre qualities.
me•di•o•cre adj. Moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary.
I think this is one of the biggest reasons I stopped painting. It is how my son described my art and I felt myself fall through a dark hole. It was his explanation for why he did not have any of my art in his house. I think I can relate to being a man and having my **** cut off. It is bad enough that he does not appreciate me as a mother and goes so far as to say that I am not his mother, but to put down my art… that devastated me.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?), it made me look at my art more critically. My artwork is mediocre. No, I don’t think it is inferior, but it is average; it is ordinary, and I have been studying art like never before looking for that tiny stroke of genius that will set me apart. I don’t need fame or fortune. I just want a style or body of work that defines me. What can I do that is different?
Those horses are more of the same but I will be doing a few more of the ‘same old’ mediocre paintings while I regain the feel of the paint and brushes and become comfortable painting again. I posted this on FB but for some reason, the photo was way too light/bright and the moody sky was lost.
This painting above? It's beautiful. The only thing I could wish different is the white horse to be standing or walking instead of jumping -- but that might be because I'm so repressed, personally. Or maybe the horse needs more abandon, not less. In fact, that's probably it, I wish he were leaping higher. He's sort of in between a still figure and a flying one.
I would love to see more animal pictures of yours -- dogs and cats especially. Same with Jon's! all those cats but hardly any cat paintings. I notice that recent one he did sold instantly.