Comparing Originals
we have to ask which is better
The second painting contains all of the first but is built upon - in essence, these are the same digital painting - but I saved one and stopped and continued working on the other.
I like them both - although as in most cases I tend to lean towards one version over another. Being from the same place makes them more in competition than even otherwise.
It has been drilled into to us - that there is one right answer to most problems - one best way - one best work etc. - it is built into our grading system in schools - we rank and compare. I think this is also why we tend to think of original art as being one of a kind.
Truth is there are many solutions to problems - many different ways of getting to the same place - many different ways of doing - and they all have advantages and disadvantages.
If we didn’t know these were the same digital painting to start with - would we compare so hard?
If we truly saw each other as individuals …
See Also
- Foothills Terrain - a different take on the same general place; however, I have made original art prints available for sale for this digital painting
- Psychologist studies what stimulates creativity (11-03-94) - I found this interesting and also to the point - rewarding for doing little leads to doing little
- Outstanding Doctoral Mentors: John Holloway - I skimmed this article - but thought it pertinent - because it points out how important creativity is in science. The creativity has to be nurtured in graduate school because it is drilled out of us - this doctoral mentor realizes how important and necessary it is
