Thursday, January 21, 2010

Orange Figure




Arching Splendor, oil on canvas, 20"  x 20", 2002    
Dancing Color, oil on canvas, 20"  x 20", 2002

In 2002 I did a series of plein air paintings on the river at Smith College.  "Arching Splendor" and "Dancing Color", were two of the pieces that I made from life during this time period.  Some of the shapes that I saw in nature when I made these works have found their way into my works for years and years after the initial pieces were made.  For example, the orange figure in the upper left corner of "Arching Splendor" has appeared over and over again.  It changes shape, but I consider it the same form, just transformed over the years.  I had no idea when I made these early paintings that they would be so influential on my career as an artist.











Fall Glow II, oil on canvas, 54" x 50", 2002



October Double Dutch, oil on canvas, 54" x 50", 2003



Spring Double Dutch II, oil on canvas, 54" x 50", 2004







Spring Union II, oil on canvas, 54" x 50", 2004


Intimate Performance, oil on canvas, 54" x 50", 2005


Lovers Arch, oil on canvas, 42" x 39", 2005


Trickle Down, oil on linen, 42" x 39", 2006


Fall Dreaming Space, oil on canvas, 42" x 39", 2006


Ethereal Transition II, oil on canvas, 20" x 60", 2008


Splendor II, oil on canvas, 34" x 72", 2008
















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