Having finished the 12 x 12 canvases pictured in an earlier post, I moved on to a quartet of larger work - each piece is 16"x32". This shows a bit of the progress - here I am into the 3rd or 4th layer, building texture and basic composition of shapes and flow. Of course I always prefer, when I do a work in a form meant to hang together, that the entire work sells. But I also try to make it possible to pluck one or two pieces out so that they work as pairs or singly.
Here the flower shapes are emerging - looking like hollyhocks, loosely interpreted. Within the texture and color I am almost always looking for a certain mood issuing forth from memory, or as a reflection of memory. I paint to leave as much room as possible for the viewer's memories, sparked by my work, to flood in. When the viewer is able to find his/her own memory in the painting, the conversation is complete.
This is the most right hand side of the quartet - very textural, very colorful. The narrow shape of the piece keeps it from being overwhelming. It is rich and intimate close up, soft and quiet from a distance.
This is the most left hand side of the quartet.
You can see all four pieces by
clicking here.
The word beautiful is so over used but in this case I can find no other word ....these are so full of beauty. The color, the textures, just the right amount of detail. It is the meadow in my mind. Beautiful Whitney I hope I get to see it in person...and I love seeing your real studio...it inspires me to get mine looking like that.....great post thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe bouquet is really elegant. . .
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Crimson.
Greetings.
ruma