tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post6606309882792687545..comments2023-09-20T07:12:19.686-07:00Comments on PAINTYNGS: What Does "Self-Taught" Mean, Anyway?Alexandra Tynghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-61339399414926012972015-06-05T16:31:55.278-07:002015-06-05T16:31:55.278-07:00Great explanation. I've had the opportunity to...Great explanation. I've had the opportunity to study with some great artists, but I believe that in the end, we artists take what we've learned from others and then teach ourselves how to paint the way we want, and therefore are self-taught on some level.. You obviously know how to paint! And, because you took the time to self-educate, you saved a heck of a lot of money. Love this post!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-6630144795677476222014-10-14T17:39:43.544-07:002014-10-14T17:39:43.544-07:00Thank you, MsMaine, for your generous words. I lo...Thank you, MsMaine, for your generous words. I look around me at all the amazing art being done by friends and acquaintances, and I am in awe of their abilities and their achievements. I'm pretty humbled by it, actually! Maybe I'm taking liberties with what you say, but I hear in your words a respect for all artists who work hard to achieve mastery, whether they followed a formal course of study or whether they cobbled together their own course of study.Alexandra Tynghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-72048859056972113922014-10-14T13:26:51.762-07:002014-10-14T13:26:51.762-07:00You should be very proud to be "Self Taught&q...You should be very proud to be "Self Taught" and you are very correct that is doesn't mean never looking outside one's self. I taught oil painting, drawing and various art history courses at the college level for over 20 years. I ALWAYS learned from my students. I loved watching them discover and also treat subject/ideas very differently than I. It informed my work as a painter. <br /><br />Whenever I meet accomplished "self taught" artists, I find that some are self deprecating because of that distinction. Recently one told me I was a real artist while she was not. It's awkward, I felt embarrassed for her because her defensiveness was not necessary with me and she didn't give me a chance to discover who I am. Her work is wonderful and I have told her that.<br /><br />Remember, people are people, and I worked hard to achieve my art degreeS but I respect someone who worked even harder, many self taught artists surpass me in the studio and in gallery sales. Just saying. You KNOW your work is STRONG, so heads up. :DMsMainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337847741215405710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-44318225761237406342014-07-22T19:46:54.600-07:002014-07-22T19:46:54.600-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexandra Tynghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-38063803714133756932014-05-31T14:31:40.707-07:002014-05-31T14:31:40.707-07:00PEG, I understand your reluctance to say you are s...PEG, I understand your reluctance to say you are self-taught. When I started out as an artist the definition was quite clear: the term meant "no formal training." Now it seems the definition is changing. It is assumed that if we say we are "self-taught" we are claiming we learned in a vacuum with no outside influences, and we get mud slung at us for saying it. So to avoid being misunderstood I no longer use that terminology.Alexandra Tynghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133162133225360906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-61190190633082667942014-05-30T09:39:32.958-07:002014-05-30T09:39:32.958-07:00I like your honesty and agree with your points I t...I like your honesty and agree with your points I to would be classed as self taught but I think we need to define what that means.I for one have never gone to an art school /artelier or University but does that make me self taught.I have watched loads of demos of artists on You tube and visited many art galleries these all inspire me to try to attain the skills I see I watch manufacturers information videos and read books This all informs my work so can I say I am self taught I am not sure My knowledge comes from fellow artists who I admire and my own view of what I am doing <br />I see your point and agree begrudgingly but my heart tells me that I am following a well trodden path that others have walked along before me so I feel that I am learning from them. Perhaps we should say we have no formal artistic training but have gained from the experience of others.PEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675009287926786774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-23131293625365862272014-05-15T22:01:36.821-07:002014-05-15T22:01:36.821-07:00I claim that I'm self taught despite having a ...I claim that I'm self taught despite having a BA Fine Art. At the end of the day it's the art that matters not the circle of art school mates, after all most, as in 98% will bite the art history dust anyway. Do the art, stuff whatever anyone else says, thinks, or is taught to say differently<br />The Painted Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081800915101026537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-92023790458304242642014-05-15T03:54:17.407-07:002014-05-15T03:54:17.407-07:00You make some excellent points!You make some excellent points!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-6077047869155715462014-05-14T17:32:14.529-07:002014-05-14T17:32:14.529-07:00Wow Alexandra. I could not agree more. Brava for s...Wow Alexandra. I could not agree more. Brava for saying this!Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213348597225241373.post-66629895484601855902014-05-14T15:16:39.081-07:002014-05-14T15:16:39.081-07:00Bravo! Well stated.Bravo! Well stated.RB McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718623502769772031noreply@blogger.com