Watching the progress of an artist

I found this amazing video clip online today and had to share it with you. It's just one of 20 paintings created for the film The Mystery of Picasso (1956). Evidently available on Netflix. (The music is a bit disturbing; if you want to turn it down, or off, there's a volume slider to the right of the progress bar) Using a transparent canvas, Picasso paints while time lapse photography captures his every stroke. It's really interesting to see how he starts with a simple shape, adds solid blocks of the primary colors, then starts adding and subtracting details, textures, and secondary colors. What can you take away from this? Don't be afraid to try something new. If you are too committed to your first idea, you'll never see what might have been possible. Textures, lights and darks, and form are your friends.