Painting versus Photographs

 

"Winter at Popham Beach" and below a photograph a FB friend posted recently ... same place different interpretation. The painting, to me, is much more interesting than the photograph.  I never had a photo from the beach before, and I know the configuration of the beach/river has drastically changed since I've visited.  To the right of  the two images at left, I've added another painting done the same day as "Winter at Popham Beach".  "Ocean Waves" was a pleasure to create.  On that day, after completing two oil paintings, it was too cold to continue.  A friend and I headed for the car, heater and hot coffee.  

I love to go to Popham Beach or Reid State Park and use one of the picnic tables for an outdoor studio.  This piece was created at Popham Beach State Park.  The process was that of a mono print ... painted on a piece of plexiglass and then I dropped a piece of Bristol Paper on the paint to suck it up, then enhanced as I saw fit.  I loved the texture of the dune grass and of the ocean.  There's a bit of mystery here.  The original painting is in the Collcetion of Husson College, Bangor, Maine.  I had a solo show which the docent informed me included the first ever depiction of naked women.  See second image in this post.  

"Indigo Women" was created using the same mono print technique as the view of Popham Beach.  The poses were taken from my sketchbook of life drawing images.  I happen to love the color Indigo, it is my favorite blue in all tones. As far as detailed or realistic nudes, this hardly qualifies in my mind.  They were just fun to see emerge from the paint.  Easy to accent as well.

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The Ancient Ones

 This image was created with fingers, oil paint, a board and tissue paper.  Then I enhanced what I saw in it.  It is always a surprise to me when I recognize images.  There are many times I have used these drawings or paintings (terminology?) as the inspiration for a new piece.  The inspiration is just the beginning, as the new image evolves on my canvas. There are always surprises that I don't even realize are happening during my process.  I cannot repeat enough, focus on the process and you will create a product you will love.  Enjoy the journey.  

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Slhe resided in the main gallery of my home and has since moved away,

to the home of a serious collector. Once upon a time, she had throne, white

hair and her dress was white. Small changes became huge ones, then the black hair

required outlining all the plant life in black.  She took hours to paint, is 30 x 30.

I found the square canvas to be a challenge, I have stuck to vertical rectangles

most of the time.  The windows in my home used to be paned (falsely) and I 

think that is where my orientation for painting came from.  I've taken out

the "ribs" of the windows ... better to see my wonderful view everyday.  Below is the

view from my bedroom ... taken last year of the frozen fiver.   I love the actual

color in the photo, and the texture in the ice as it froze.