I started painting again this week. It's been years since I last did. Here's where I am at so far: The process. The image is inspired by a photo by khaaan. In the end it will actually have less detail than it does now. I want it to be atmospheric and minimal, but I believe to do it right, you have to build up before you take away. It's oil on birch ply. It feels good to paint. I feels like something that I am supposed to do.
I usually try not to encourage people to pursue art...but that painting is almost haunting. It reminds me of some snowy photos I once saw online. They depict that feeling of isolation so damn well.
Thanks. I hope to infuse it with more emotion before it's finished. I'm interested in where representation and emotion meet. I am a fan of tonalism, and less so of impressionism. Not that I dislike impressionism, but I find much of it to be emotionally flat (Monet, Manet, Renoir). I wonder if that was a sign of the times when it first evolved. So pastoral. In a good Michigan winter, you can get days where the wind and snow isolates you. It's dusk at 5PM, and the sun doesn't break through the clouds for days. Some people love summer all year round. Not me. Why is that?I usually try not to encourage people to pursue art...
"Why is that?" ;) just havin a laugh. Thanks for the insight.