Food for thought: “The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.” Robert Hughes- http://www.artcyclopedia.com/robert_hughes.html
It was interesting to see the different reactions to the exercises–some folks were very interested in “designing” a process, where others weren’t sure what to recall, or how they wanted to move forward. Either way, the work progresses beautifully. See below
- Nancy’s from last week
- This week for Nancy!!
- Nan’s effective compostion
- Laura’s fantastical landscape
- Rich develoment from Ellen
- Ellen’s newest
- Evocative Mark-making by Michele.
- More Michele
- Marley’s landscape
- Last week for Sheila, understanding Diebenkorn
- Sheila’s direction to turn added some interesting angles
- Roxy continues…
- Roxy continues II….
- Ann’s vigorous scrubbing of paper not up for it took “subtractive” painting to a new level. Great imaginative solution.
- Cynthia explores….
- Gray continues…
- Sarah’s last week
- Janet’s landscape
- Evocative Shawn
- Shawn keeps pushing for new ideas
- Shawn and the Dalai Lama
This week continues the idea of predeterminng a course of action. That doesn’t mean you don’t follow a new direction when the urge hits. It does mean that you ponder your process and work to understand where certain techniques can can lead……