Anne Smart
Those Greens, 2001-6
various media, 127 x 204 cm
Those Greens, 2001-6
various media, 127 x 204 cm
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Ken Kewley On Colour
Pink Abstraction, 2003
3 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches
3 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches
Here is an article that reminds me of the reasons to paint. Ken Kewley - writings on colour. Thanks to Painting Perceptions for posting this one and MW Capacity for drawing my attention to it. (ETA: Here is an updated version)
Here are a few gems from the article:
Put down the one color that excites you the most, then the next, relating it to the first. This is the relationship that excites you the most. Then the third color, relating it always to the whole. You are emphasizing what interest you and minimizing other things by putting them in the service of your true passion and leaving out altogether what distracts. Keep it simple.
In painting you never do what you set out to do. Something else happens. If it always turns out right you are probably doing something wrong.
Do not try to make a picture of something. Make something.
I'm awake now!
In painting you never do what you set out to do. Something else happens. If it always turns out right you are probably doing something wrong.
Do not try to make a picture of something. Make something.
I'm awake now!
Ken Kewley
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Fresh discoveries
Chicken, 2007
Casein on paper
30 x 30 in
Untitled Monument
20x20cm
Beehive Bedlem 2010
oil on linen
Monday, July 5, 2010
Painting blogs
Today I discovered some excellent painting blogs. First: http://blogaart.blogspot.com/ (and thanks to NSP -nice paintings! - at Word of Hand for posting a link) Next, check out Glaze : http://avanttarde.tumblr.com/
Saturday, July 3, 2010
...not a statement - Douglas Witmer
....not a statement by Douglas Witmer
Tell the birds -2009
Black gesso and acrylic on canvas
28x22inches
Fruitville - mixed media on wood
I found the work of Douglas Witmer online some time ago. On reading his 'artist statement' I was instantly captured by the circular structure and the simplicity of his words about painting and what it is (or isn't). When I recently got in touch with him to ask if I could post it here he told me that the words took him some time to write. To my mind the best 'artist statements' have clarity and need to get straight to the heart of an artists practice -even if they do take time to write - and Douglas Witmer certainly writes clearly and simply about his process. His insights into the nature of painting are thought provoking and particularly meaningful for abstract painters where the task of negotiating a position; attempting to work in a relevant and fresh way, can be difficult. Indeed, to put these challenges into words is a personal thing but also, when overdone, can become meaningless and detract from the work. Visit his website to look at his paintings and mixed media on wood. Like his words, his work is a direct and honest inquiry into the nature of paint and the surfaces on to which he applies it.
Douglas Witmer's current show, "Fruitville", can be viewed at Some Walls, Oakland CA, June 20 - July 25th 2010
Douglas Witmer's current show, "Fruitville", can be viewed at Some Walls, Oakland CA, June 20 - July 25th 2010
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