In the short time that this piece has lived here in my home with me, it has seemed a bit like an optical illusion. Sometimes I look at it and it feels flat, just a series of horizontal stripes of barely differentiated widths. Other times I walk right into a fully realized landscape and think about leaning over to pick up a pebble to toss into the water.
Either way, the process and product scratched an itch.
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| Wandering Around Inside 6x6", acrylic on gessobord abstract landscape 2015 |
8 comments:
Dotty, this is awesome! Caught my eye right away. I love the red showing through, and you balanced it nicely!
I immediately see monarchs ... lined up by the water, resting with wings raised; and overhead, fluttering quickly and determinedly to Mexico. How's that for the ways your own experience appears to you in art??
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Dotty - I agree with you - this painting seems to grab you in a different way every time you look at it. Like Laurie, I also love the red peeking through. Lovely piece!
- Connie
I walk in immediately. The light and shadows pull me. The red is perfect, I love your textures and the reflection is wonderful :)
Laurie, thanks for your feedback. You inspire me every which way—with painting ideas, painting techniques, and painting support! I am grateful.
Meg, this is such welcome, enlivening feedback. I totally love hearing what you see in the image. Your input reteaches me what I already know but too often forget, and it acts as such a strong invitation to keep on painting and experimenting. Thank you!
Connie, thanks so much for your comments and enthusiasm. Very welcome as I stretch my wings and explore. I just visited your blog and was captivated by the color and texture in your work. Such a feast for the senses and imagination. I will revisit and use your work to spark pieces of my own. I am surprised to find myself as drawn as I am to abstract paintings. I have made only a few ventures in that direction but you give me heart. Thank you!
Sheila, thanks for letting me know you walk in immediately—such fun for me to hear! Thanks, too, for mentioning the specifics of light, shadows, texture, and reflection. I appreciate your feedback!
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