Monday, November 1, 2010

Musical Inspiration

I have been working (slowly) on a demo painting from the class I teach on Thursday nights. I wanted to  blend impressionistic brushstrokes into representational form. This weekend I decided to download and purchase some Andrea Bocelli music along with several other classical Italian singers and something happened to me when I took out my paints, I got lost in my creative process, for hours and hours. It was heavenly.

Halloween proved to be a bit of a distraction but this morning I think I finished working on my newest  pathway painting. This has been an ongoing theme in my art for almost a year and a half now, and I do think I am about ready to see what's waiting for me on the other side. (I have to admit, viewing this painting works best at a distance). I hope the feeling I was trying to convey translates on your computer monitor.

"Another Pathway", watercolor, 30" x 22"

7 comments:

  1. I love your pathway paintings. This looks beautiful online, that's for sure! Do you have any small ones?

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  2. Hi Terry, thanks.
    I do have smaller versions painted with wax but I also started this series with an 18" x 24" watercolor pathway. I think this could be a good place to move on to my next "thing" although I don't know what that is yet.

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  3. Beautiful Robin, you really got those greens right which is no mean feat.

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  4. This is gorgeous! I love the perspective of going deeper and deeper into the woods. I feel as if I'm being called down the path. Lovely. I agree with Mark, the greens are luscious.

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  5. Hi Mark and Pam,
    Green is one of those colors especially with watercolor that once it's on the paper, it's never going to leave (or move) so I was hoping I kept the flow going and avoided muddy mixes of color. Thanks for your feedback.

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