On Saturday I woke up to a beautiful morning. The sun was brilliant so it seemed like a perfect day to take the dogs for a walk. I took them with me to check in on our bunnies downstairs before heading out. The bunnies are caged fairly close to my paint studio space, so after visiting with them I wandered over to an old painting I had already “finished” (see previous post) and was inspired to scrape a little of the paint away.
Eight and a half hours later, I emerged from the downstairs with two paintings in my hands, gazed out at the night sky and asked my significant other if it was too late to take the dogs for a walk in the sun.
The artist’s heart and mind are powerful tools. It was a sunny day (and I suppose my mood was sunny too) so light literally shines out of this piece. Even the other painting I worked on was infused with much more light than it had in its previous incarnation. Also a few months ago I did a bunch of art deco research for a mural I painted in Second Story Repertory's lobby and even though I didn’t use sharp angles in the mural, I clearly was influenced by just looking at that style. I’m traveling to Mexico in a few weeks. Will the change in scenery -- bright sun, blue ocean and ancient ruins -- show up in a future painting as well? I hope so!
Once again, the blog image can't do justice to the real work where the mysterious translucent streaks of yellow fly through three dimensions.
This is a remarkable work.
Posted by: JimH | January 25, 2009 at 10:06 PM