PAINTING LAND

Painting is direct and fluid. I work in acrylics as well as oils . But I am always curious to see how colors react and, like a child, I respond with the immediate contact of paint with surface. I want my paintings to exude a life of their own. Some were painted directly from observation and some from my photos taken as references. Experimentation is the foundation for much of my art and exploring unusual strata for paintings is part of that exploration. In the first four images below, I used acrylic paint on Canson Vidalon paper. The smooth surface of the paper and the fluidity of the paint seemed to correspond to the moment and its immediate reaction. The first image was donated at Susie Nielsen’s gallery for Aid To Ukraine. The next two are in the Arts Foundation upcoming silent auction. SEE THE EXHIBITION AND BLOG section of this website. The last one is in the private collection of Bert Yarborough. The last three images are in oil paint on canvas or panels. The immediacy has more to do with the feelings I have at that moment.