It's cool how you can get at so much with so little actually 'finished'. It reminds me to leave some of this spontaneity alone instead of trying to finish every single part of everything!
Susan, i like this very much too. You say so much with such clarity using minimal brushwork and colour! I think you should paint a series of paintings like this... Maggie
Hello Maggie, I do have a series of these figure paintings on-going. It's funny because I bounce back and forth from these to more carefully worked head-studies. Happy Painting!
Painting is a passion similar to someone motivated to throw a perfect fast ball or win a marathon. It takes some natural abilities and a whole lot of work and determination to get it just right.
My inspiration to paint is from the beauty I see in my day to day life. Sometimes that amazing beauty is discovered in a simple bin of onions purchased from a farmers market, or the inspiration is found traveling through the southwest, beachcombing on the Jersey shore, or exploring through Spain. Regardless of where I am, there is always something wonderful to paint. As a result my paintings are mostly created ‘en plein air’meaning, on site and from direct observation, not from a photograph. During very cold winter months I will take my smaller plein air paintings and use several to create a larger piece. The common relationship shared between my plein air and studio paintings is that they were inspired from the simple beauty of our lives.
I feel quite blessed to have a loving family who overlooks my messiness while I am absorbed in a painting and on a quest to make one stunning piece of art.
7 comments:
Susan,
I like the looseness and spontaneity of this painting. Nice work.
Hi Becky,So nice to be able to keep in-touch with you through our paintings. I love your onion piece!!!
It's cool how you can get at so much with so little actually 'finished'. It reminds me to leave some of this spontaneity alone instead of trying to finish every single part of everything!
Susan, i like this very much too. You say so much with such clarity using minimal brushwork and colour! I think you should paint a series of paintings like this...
Maggie
Beautiful!! I generally love sketchy stuff more than finished stuff, actually.
Hi Karen, I do like to play with this linear and open feeling particularly when trying to convey movement. Thanks for your insightful comments.
Hello Maggie, I do have a series of these figure paintings on-going. It's funny because I bounce back and forth from these to more carefully worked head-studies. Happy Painting!
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