You know, I can't remember when I started these pictures. It was so long ago that I found them under a pile of papers, having forgotten about them. As I set them out on a work table, I thought "Geeze, why was I so timid about this?"
The limited palette I'd chosen (good thing I wrote it down in a project notebook I found with the preliminary paintings) was Titanium White, Cadmium Orange Medium, Naples Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, and Burnt Sienna.
The inspiration for them was a piece of seashell that I carried with me for a while, calling it a "worry-stone" -- I could find it in a pocket or on my desk and fiddle with it. Turning the shell-shard, I found the lines making strange scenes.
In the third one (on the right) imagine the lines to be stars. I'm pleased with the resulting images, and we're already trying to figure out where to hang them once they are dry.
3 comments:
Love the paintings. I recently started a class in acrylics. I have one finished work. Although work is not the right word. Project is better, or fun made tangible.
I really, really like that series of paintings, and it is especially nice to see what inspired them.
I love these pieces too. Your painting reminds me so much of the paintings of Piet Mondrian. I'm not talking about his extremely abstract pieces (which, frankly, I can't enjoy), but the brighter examples of his naturalistic paintings -- especially his windmills.
It's so nice to be able to appreciate your creativity in a new medium. I wish I had this kind of dual talent. (I'd love to be able to illustrate my stories.) But I can't manage a simple sketch.
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