Intervale: frozen river
Oil on linen panel
6"x8"
$150
Here I wanted to capture both a sense of place and of light... a frozen river in Vermont on a cold, crisp, sunny day. One of those days that don’t come often enough but make you glad to be alive when they do.
A year ago I couldn’t have done this painting and, truth be told, probably wouldn’t have even if I could have. I didn’t have the skill set needed... an understanding of how to manipulate paint to realistic ends, a firm grasp of how value and temperature changes help create depth, an awareness of lost and found edges. And even if I had the capability I was more interested in spontaneous, expressive brushstrokes and animating the surface.
Lately I’ve gone back to the basics, concentrating on being in control and getting results intentionally, rather than by accident. That’s not to say I’m where I want to be yet. And when I’m more confident with my skills I may ditch them and start in a new direction. I’m sure I’ll loosen up again but I want that expressiveness to be built on a foundation of control, rather than haphazard experimentation.
Oil on linen panel
6"x8"
$150
Here I wanted to capture both a sense of place and of light... a frozen river in Vermont on a cold, crisp, sunny day. One of those days that don’t come often enough but make you glad to be alive when they do.
A year ago I couldn’t have done this painting and, truth be told, probably wouldn’t have even if I could have. I didn’t have the skill set needed... an understanding of how to manipulate paint to realistic ends, a firm grasp of how value and temperature changes help create depth, an awareness of lost and found edges. And even if I had the capability I was more interested in spontaneous, expressive brushstrokes and animating the surface.
Lately I’ve gone back to the basics, concentrating on being in control and getting results intentionally, rather than by accident. That’s not to say I’m where I want to be yet. And when I’m more confident with my skills I may ditch them and start in a new direction. I’m sure I’ll loosen up again but I want that expressiveness to be built on a foundation of control, rather than haphazard experimentation.
5 comments:
Beautiful piece
Beautiful work. The color harmony really makes your blue sky sing.
Gorgeous!!
Bravo!
Your goals and desires for your work are inspiring — as are the paintings themselves!
I love your work and the thoughts that you convey. The cold paintings are beautiful, but when I scroll down and hit this one, with Rapunzel's golden grass, I feel such relief. SUN! (I'm also in VT)
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