you start with a general idea and then hope and pray that something worth keeping appears. that is how it works for me anyway. i like the invocation of snow and frost in this piece. the way it appears in the clearing in the distance and not so much amongst the forest (just like REAL life...). this recession works for my brain despite breaking an obvious rule of impressionistic painting or painting in general:)
peace.
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this is a lovely lovely painting... from a lovely lovely series... your work is peaceful and calm... gorgeous
carol! how nice to see you here and thank your for taking the time to leave such positive feedback. i am indulging myself in this series. it is hard work when i am doing it but each time i do it i look back with fondness at the session. what it re-emphasizes to me is to never underestimate the power of the white of the paper. a lesson i should have learned by now - and each time i do it and it works - i am filled with joy!!!
:) -- Joel.
Hi Joel,
...This is quite an extensive series! Your most recent one here (the road): unique, yet concordant with the spirit of earlier ones. I like your writing about this one: "..ideas became confluent - one with another..", and, "the nether regions of winter.." -- this writing really resonates with the image. There is also an intriguing subtle ?'criss-cross' linear perspective that 'draws in' my attention, in that in this work you have some darker foreground trees that are generally smaller than the taller middle-ground softer-toned trees. This creates an interesting counterpoint to the road's strong linear perspective.
I'm writing too technically i guess! I do appreciate and sense the sincerity and spirit of your works very much and also of your poetry.
I noted that you modestly mention (under Carol's comment above), "to never underestimate the power of the white of the paper. a lesson i should have learned by now".
In my view, 'the power of the white paper' (light) is shining through every work of yours i have ever seen!
cheers
Wayne
thank you Wayne for the time and encouragement. it means a hude amount to me. i think i understand your technical analysis. for me it is all about shapes, light and color. when i get a drying wash (or a wet-in-wet mash-up as i call it) i try to make sure i let as much of that shine through as possible. even if the shape does not make sense in "realistic terms" i like to have them shine through. i think that is why the neat diagomals set up by small trees/big trees and the road pull me through strongly.
i value the fact that you help me understand some of what my brain is doing - unrepeatable as it may be!
:)
-- joel.
wayne, you also write "I noted that you modestly mention (under Carol's comment above), "to never underestimate the power of the white of the paper. a lesson i should have learned by now".
In my view, 'the power of the white paper' (light) is shining through every work of yours i have ever seen!"
that is a huge compliment. thank you. i still have a tendency to want to fill with color and sometimes i obliterate the light. the light is what i love. so to know it does shine through is very pleasing to me. thanks.
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