When you toss a coin, it will not always land on heads. Not all paintings will be a masterpiece~Lynn Burton

Tip: Have fun with your art.

Of all the thrill of painting, experimenting with your art and talent can create moments of complete recreation that seems more like play than work. Is art work? Of course, it is; but no one said you can’t have fun while you work. Be creative and search for new ways to depict reality or, if you wish, surreal fact and fantasy as you fool around with your paint, canvas, and brush. Be free! Get the wind beneath your wings and soar the universe of colors and shapes.

Tip: Be curious with your art, always be willing to try something new.

New discoveries can lead an artist into a whole new fascinating, colorful world. Go wherever an idea will take you, and dare that idea to take you to places you’ve never been before.

Tip: Be prepared to accept the fact that nine out of ten ideas fail.

Do not fall into the trap of thinking every one of your experiments count. If you do, you’re no longer having fun with your art. Remember, if one idea out of ten works, it is worth all the dismay you felt about the others.

Tip: Learn from your experiments.

Make it a practice to incorporate your original discoveries into your artwork. If you found a new way to depict something that imitates nature while “fooling around” with your art, use that discovery.

Tip: Make experimenting with your art a lifelong habit.

If you study some of the early works of the masters, you will see they are quite different from their later works. In many of them, you can see a great transition as they progressed through their art life. Much of this was done because they habitually experimented with new ideas.