Painting is an art. Painting can be referred to as the art that is used in the application of pain, of pigment and other medium on a surface that is mainly referred to as a support. The medium that could be he paint or the ink is applied on the support using a brush. There are also other mediums that are used in the process of applying, this can be sponges, air brushes and knives among others. The end result of the whole process is what is referred to as painting. Painting can be classified as visual arts. Some of other visual arts includes drawing, abstraction and gestures and many others. A paint can be done so that it can represent something. Therefore, it can be used to communicate a message to people.
A painting, therefore, can be made as a natural art that represents nature, or it can be done so that it can represent something totally different from what is drawn. Therefore, a painting can be a story, a photograph or whatever the painter decides to have in mind and put it into a painting. What the painter has in mind is what is put into the paint. Sometimes the ideas can only come from his or her head and when they pull it out, it will make so much sense as there are stories behind them. A painting can also be used as a way of expressing oneself through emotions, feelings and even political ideas that can be put into paintings. The support that is also referred to as the matrix can be of very many surfaces. Some of the things that are used for this work include walls, canvas, paper, glass and concrete among other platforms. Different artists will bring out different kinds of paintings because they all have different ideas. The majority of the artists who paint are natural-born painters who were born with the talent. However, there are others who go to school to learn the skill and they perfect in it.
One of the reasons as to why people started drawing was to escape the everyday hectic life and stress. Therefore, they expressed themselves through painting so that they express their grief, happiness, and frustration through paint. This way, they are relieved from depression and anxiety. Painting is an art that requires so much concentration and therefore when they are delivering, the will sharpen and become the best versions of themselves.
There are some benefits that an artist will have once he or she decides to paint. One of the benefits is that painting will sharpen their level of creativity. Once you get a surface and the pain, your mind will begin to come up with ideas on what to draw. The ideas will be transferred o=to the surface as paintings and you will come up with an art that will impress you and even other people.
Painting is also known to sharpen memory especially for those people who are recovering from memory loss. This is because certain colors will trigger some memories. Therefore reports show that it is rare for a person who paints to lose memory.