How To Build a Series of Paintings V2

HOW TO WORK IN A SERIES

A Guide to Building a Cohesive Body of Work Without Repeating Yourself

This isn’t about painting the same painting ten times.

It’s about learning how to take one idea and explore it through color, shape, rhythm, scale, spacing, composition and repetition—while allowing every painting to remain individual.

Inside, I walk you through how to:

• find the central idea behind a series
• develop a guiding question
• create a series statement
• establish your own visual vocabulary
• use color, shape and rhythm to create connection
• repeat elements without becoming predictable
• create both quiet and powerful pieces
• identify the paintings that truly belong
• recognize when a series is beginning to evolve into something new

One of my favorite ideas from the guide is:

“Don’t ask, ‘How can I make another painting like this one?’

Ask, ‘What else does this idea have to say?’”



That changes everything.

If you’ve ever looked around your studio and thought, I like my paintings, but how do I make them feel like a SERIES? — I created this for you.