My obsessive nature is getting the best of me. I repainted my last painting YET AGAIN. It's heavy from all the layers of paint underneath. I kept going back to it on my easel, and it just seemed static to me. It needed life and it needed even more color. I loaded up my brushes and went at it again.
A new blog follower (Hi Phyllis) told me that an artist friend of hers would share other artists' works on her blog, along with her own paintings. I love this idea, especially since I often have someone else's work on my mind as I'm developing my own paintings. Recently, I've been admiring Joan Mitchell's work, and I think it impacted today's piece quite a lot. Here is an example of her work:
As you can see, Joan Mitchell was an Abstract Expressionist. She painted nature in such a free and colorful way, I never get tired of looking at her paintings. She once said, "If I could paint like Matisse, I'd be in heaven". For my part, if I could take a drop of the excitement and spontaneity of her paintings and put them into mine, I'd be in heaven too.
This painting is great..no more changes. Thanks for introducing me to Joan Mitchell. I like her work.
ReplyDeleteI love this Ann,(yours) lots of movement and excitement. I need a little more structure than Joan's has, but love the colors. But I will check her other pieces.
ReplyDeleteAwesome work.Just wanted to drop a comment and say I am new to your blog and really like what I am reading.Thanks for the share
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you've found me and that you'll be stopping by from time to time. Thank you for your very kind comments!
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