Time for a change in scenery! Every art magazine I read tells you not to do this. But I am the kind of person that has grown up thinking of clever ways to get things that are beyond my range, or create something similar that is pleasing to the eye. I have exactly two original paintings by other artists, both from Minnesota. One is a small watercolor, a floral, and the other is a large abstract acrylic by one of my teachers. She marked her paintings down by half for her students. There was one that caught my eye every day, and I loved it. Literally. I fell in love and it was all over. I thought, I will never be able to afford to buy it at its original price. Even the student discount was over my budget. So, I scanned my brain for something, anything, that I could celebrate so I could get this painting. And, fortunately, one popped up. For my husband, but also for me indirectly. Luckily he loves abstracts. So, long story short, we are moving. We have sold our house. I have quite a few paintings I would like to pass along rather than move. Catch my drift? If you have been hankering for one of my paintings, but it's just a bit too high. Go to my Painting-A-Day purchase tab and click on the Etsy widget. Beginning on September 15 through September 30 you will find some great surprises. Also, all shipping and handling is wrapped into the price for these two weeks.
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Acrylic on Archival Gessobord with 3/4" Birch Sides, 12 x 12". Ready to hang! I've been thinking about balance lately. My husband and I have been talking about the balance of work and leisure; work life and play life. It's not easy to get there, when your work life requires more than will allow you the space to rejuvenate. We don't feel right or good without that space. Some of us are made for work and have to work at leisure time. Others of us were made for leisure and have to work at working. Balance. Last week's paintings were very chiseled, geometric and hard-edged. To balance this I went for an experience of soft edges and organic shapes. I loved it! What a pleasure this painting was. I consider myself lucky that my work is play. I've been studying the paintings that really grab me and what it is that pulls me in. Today I came down our hallways and looked up at the painting on our piano. My great-grandfather painted it in 1880. He was a young boy when his family came from Norway; he painted this as an adult. I looked at his painting of fjords and mountain and thought, it's the light! It is the surprise of beautiful light up against darkness that draws me into a painting. With that in mind, today's painting.
Acrylic on Archival Gessobord with 3/4" Birch Sides, 12 x 12". Ready to hang! Somebody stop me! I cannot stop painting this painting. One step leads to another until I can't see it anymore; I can't tell if it is finished or if I am even satisfied with it. Well, obviously I was't satisfied because I went another hour beyond my time goal. I usually try to stop painting and get this posted between 2:30-3:00. Well, it is now 4:15 and I finally had to yell at myself in my head. Stop it! Stop it right now! Okay, one last thing...I need to put this and the last two paintings of this style away for a while. Often, when I look at it with fresh eyes later on, I can see more clearly what needs to be done. My goal was to create a sunburst motif, but anchor it with solid vertical and horizontals for stability. One thing led to another. It is a great puzzle, and I can't seem to stop when I have a puzzle to figure out. Just like when something is lost, I must look until I find it. Persistence. My husband counts on it...when he can't find something. Just a note: the red-brown color is a metallic copper, which is really tough to photograph. It is a lovely color and has a beautiful sheen when light hits it just so.
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