The Painter's Place (re-worked)
Acrylic on hardboard approx 8" x 7.5"
Taking a motif from my familiar surroundings (a table in the room I work in) and developing that motif around my inner responses seems to work better than starting with a clean slate and just delving into my inner responses per se. Something personal to start me off I suppose. At least this is the most satisfying to me of the 3 paintings I have done lately (2 not posted). This is actually a development of a simple little painting I did some months ago. I knew it needed something to the right hand side. Today I knew it needed a figure. It strikes me often how slow the learning is in this painting game and yet at the same time I know it needs to be slow.
Since first posting, I have defined the figure a bit more. It's like a younger version of myself (wishful thinking probably)
posted by Sheila Vaughan at 11:50 AM
8 Comments:
Like this, simple poetry.
One of my favorites.
Look what I've been missing!
I like this too--again the divisions, negative space but especially and always the mood and untold stories--to me your interiors hold such an otherworldly-ness and the way you handle paint-as always--is WOW//
*haven't visited in awhile--interesting to see the succession of last 5 posts..
Ah Simon, you always say something to warm the heart.
Jala! Good to hear from you. Enjoying your tales from India. I can put up with most "hardships" in the developing world but the dim light is the worst isn't it. Makes you realise how lucky we are!
Jan, thanks, interiors are sort of special for me. I grew up more "inside" than "outside". I suppose that is where the other-worldliness comes from. Glad you can see it anyway. Really like your latest November painting with its moody greys.
This is wonderful..chairs are a great subject
Kay, thanks for your visit and kind words, but..... it's a table..
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