Even though art is something that some people love and even make a living or career out of, I can't imagine spending YEARS to paint a single picture. This is something Vija Celmins does. She is an individual who is very dedicated to her work. To prepare a canvas for painting, she doesn't just buy canvas and paint on it, she alternates between sanding and priming the canvas over and over and over again until the canvas is completely smooth and void of any texture that originally existed on the canvas.
In the video clip we watched about her, we were introduced to a piece she had been painting for the NINTH time. Talk about dedication! She had been working on her painting of the stars in the sky for her ninth time. The image above it titled "Night Sky #10." Celmins also mentioned how she created pieces from objects she had in her home. Another common item she draws are spiderwebs. I can''t imagine the amount of patience necessary to work of a piece such as that.
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