Best Ways to Become a Good Painter - No. 55

How to develop as a representational painter focusing on what Paul found improved his work the most.

In response to Gabriel

QUESTION: I would love to hear about your artistic development as in "how do you actually develop a skillfull understanding of the craft?" When I began painting most of the painters i knew painted from photographs, so i started doing that, it never crossed my mind that you could paint from life again, the same lost art theme from Twilight of Painting, until I met one of Nerdrum´s students in Chile. He told me the best way to learn how to paint was to paint still lifes and self portraits so I started doing that, exclusively from life. Could you talk about your artistic development and which way do you think is the best way to learn how to paint ? GABRIEL