From the studio – Pomegranate Winter.
So this piece is pomegranates and a winter field. Mark says I should call it “Pomegranate Fields Forever.” yeah.
So I was listening to myself just blabber about nothing on the last podcast when I was trying to talk about my work. I realized how hard it is to talk about. I have so much to say, and then, it seems like too much. I feel like blurting out ” Just look at the picture for crying out loud!”, but then I want to talk about all the ideas I had going into the piece. But then, I just cant seem to find the right words to match those big freakin’ ideas in my head. Ya dig? This has got to be hard for all artists…and I have two university degrees in this stuff!
So, I am going to try for point-form.
Here goes nothin’:
-object vs. space
-Alberta. Oh, Alberta.
-love/hate of the winter
-wanting to paint what I see vs. what I remember
-horizontal landscapes and portrait image
-hovering between extreme detail and breezy washes
-limited pallet
-using my new favorite winter gray made from burnt umber and ultramarine blue, contrasted with crimson. Oh. Crimson.
-relishing and savoring the treasures of the season.
OK, so that wasn’t so bad. Did you get it all? Now, I’ll just go write a 1000 word essay on each theme, and then we’re about good to go.
But before I do that, I think I’ll just start painting my next one.
Still trying to figure out how this is affected by my bias. (see Monday’s post.) Lets just say, in an abstract way, its sort of like this:
…striving… mind,
heart,
…beauty,
mercy,
creation…
OK now, I’m getting carried away with myself.
