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I was intrigued by the dramatic shadow patterns in the grass, by the feathery new leaves, and the frothiness of the distant trees. It was an image the spoke to me of the spring transition, its stark lighting, together with tender new grass and unfurling leaves.
I am in this juried show at the Madison Art Society. You can see the show at the Scranton Library in Madison through this month. My painting above is in the show.
I’ve been doing some contemplative color mixing lately, and these 9×12 watercolors are the results. It was wonderful to finally paint outside again!
Particularly fresh for me was the “color wheel of light,” where color mixes very differently than on the “pigment color wheel.”
Here are my two most recent abstract paintings in pastel. Both were compositional experiments, with elements I’ll use again and others I won’t…
I have long been drawn to the paintings and monotypes of Carrie Moyer. I like the contrast between poured, transparent, flowing areas, and tight, opaque, crisp-edged shapes.
The “Seed in Good Soil” is a Bible reference, but it works whether you know or care about that analogy or not. This painting is larger than the one below.
“No Need of Caffeine” shows I clearly don’t. I’ve got this much zing totally without it. This painting is the smaller of these two.
Stop by if you are in the area to see my artwork; it will be up until the end of April.
With all these snow days hitting on Tuesdays, I haven’t been at the pottery studio much since Christmas. So here is my latest batch out of the kiln, a bit belated.
Yesterday, I drove our daughter back to school after spring break, and got to see the beginnings of the goblet and tumbler series she is working on in the ceramic’s studio.
Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of giving my 300 slide Powerpoint talk on Abstraction to the Connecticut Pastel Society.
Here are three of my most recent abstract paintings in pastel. All three are in one way or another a departure from what I often do.
Galen Cheney is a process oriented abstract artist that I met on the internet and took a workshop with last weekend. Here are some of her paintings and advice.
Enjoy my photos below of the Blanton Museum, the Ellsworth Kelly show, the architecture, and modern art. Visit this place when you can.
I really liked the Menil Museum in Houston. This one family’s very impressive collection; the daughter to the Schlumberger fortune (who made their money in the oil business), collected 17,000 pieces of early to mid 20th century artwork and artifacts.
The Connecticut Pastel Society is a wonderful group of very talented people. Here are my photos of our member’s show that opened over the weekend.
