I set the canvas in front of me.
Give it time to speak to me in some way.
Several pockets of neutral make a little noise that catches my attention. Develop them a bit and, once I set paint and palette knife in motion, the conversation picks up for a short, rapid, playful back-and-forth that includes bright pops of oil pastels and bold marks from a black paint marker.
The canvas now sits on the landing at the top of the stairs near my studio. We exchange greetings in passing. Intermittentlythroughout the day I take in its color, composition, linework, and layers.
Will continue to do so till sometime next week.
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| free canvas #3 work in progress |
15 comments:
Loving your discuss with your painting while working and in passing. I also have a painting that I see quiet often but so far is silent.
Thanks, Carol. This piece seems content to be kinda low-key and nonverbal thus far this weekend!
It's a nine to fiver, so taking the weekend off is mandatory ;) Love the additions. Love that there is something to look forward to next week. :)
Gotta love the change of pace on a weekend! I'm currently hanging out with my dad in Bethel, ME, where the thermometer reads -1.
exchanging greetings with paintings....a new technique!
Hahaha! I think Jennifer had the same visual as I did- you're exchanging greetings with your canvasses. THAT's what I need to try when a painting isn't speaking to me! This is on it's way to being a very beautiful and intuitive painting. Lucky canvasses to have your loving words-hah! You make me laugh! Wait. Did I just say "lucky canvasses?" By Jove I did.
Our greetings are pretty funny.
What's up?
I dunno. You?
Me neither.
Catch ya later.
You guys have the right visual: Dotty and her canvases chattin' up a storm, or, conversely, barely giving a nod in passing. Since this current canvas doesn't seem to be answering email or text messages, maybe I'll write directly … as in on her skin : )
This is so great! Painting and leaving - having the conversation - although yours is much nicer sounding than my approach. Something has changed with your painting Dotty - I can't quite put my finger on it - don't really need to - as always enjoy your conversations and your painting process!
Janet, so appreciative of your comments—thank you!
If you DO put your finger on what you perceive to have changed with my painting, please let me know! I am fascinated to think that a change is observable, and I'd love to know what shifts are showing up visually to your eye : )
I am going to give it some thought and will get back to you Dotty!!
Love the way you let the painting evolve and give it some time. I usually try to finish it at once. Maybe it's because they are small? But yours are small too!
Simone, I don't know that I actually 'let' a painting evolve—I think that's just 'what happens.' So many factors come into play … size of painting, time available, and inner conditions that are generally unknowable. I often work until I don't know what's next. Hard to find words for this, but let's keep talking.
Can't wait to see what you do with it, Dotty. :)
That makes two of us. It is giving me the silent treatment for now, so I'm giving it a rest.
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