"To make no mistakes is not the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future." - Plutarch
Children wake up everyday ready to dive into life at full throttle. Making mistakes is never forefront in their innocent, open minds. Jumping, running, laughing, playing and enjoying life are all definitely on their minds. Check out their artwork - BOLD, free and uninhibited!
Allowing yourself the freedom to make mistakes opens up a whole new world of what you can create. Random mistakes usually happen while working on a specific piece of art. We all experience the "OOPS!" mistakes. Other ways to allow for new and bold mistakes can come through experimentation. Technique, color and what I call "sprinkling" experiments are fun, educational and sometimes give you very unique results that are amazing!
Technique mistakes can happen by pushing and pulling the paint differently, using a variety of painting knives and/or trying much larger or smaller brushes. Color mistakes will come about with the use of new colors and color combinations. What I call "sprinkling" means using paint, metallic paints, sand, pebbles, rubbing alcohol, tiny paper wads . . . whatever you can think of to sprinkle onto the art piece. Moving quickly keeps your attention and makes it more fun and exciting!!
Embrace mistakes! They are "learning leaps" that teach you how to express yourself with free flowing paint! Now, let us go forth and make active, colorful and unique mistakes!
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