My personal goal was to find patterns in these landscapes to direct my painting. In a way, it is like creating a language--a symbol for this, a symbol for that. In the studio, especially painting an interior scene, you can borrow patterns from all sorts of sources. But painting landscapes, you have to interpret what is in front of you. In this posting I'll share my attempts and ask for your comments.
These two paintings are my first day's efforts.
Plein Air Painter
Coastal Rhythms
Another day I felt pretty exhausted from the hard work of thinking so hard about patterns. I came up with these two more traditional coastal watercolors.
Rocky Shore
Seal Rock
This final painting I did mid-week and it totally drained me. It was really the peak of my painting in personal symbols. I can't really tell you where it came from, but it was like giving birth.
Cummins Creek Bridge
5 comments:
Cool! I like the patterns in the cliffs, but I like the bridge painting the best. I'm enjoying your patterns, more than I thought I would. I had a neat postcard of a painting when I was a teenager that was in a style similar to your new one, with bright colors, an interior view with a neat old dresser, a pot of flowers, and a fancy picture frame. I wish I still had it!
Mahealani
Aunt MSG,
I really enjoy your site, and think we need another of your paintings. How much for the one down the cliff? You are talented AND a great aunt.
Scott
Wow Margaret, you just keep turning out amazing art! I love all the colors you're using. My favorites are "Coastal Rhythms" and "Cummins Creek Bridge". Can't wait to see you in August!
Shari
Love all your new work. I could really see your efforts in creating patterns in the first two. The first one particularly. The bridge picture is my favorite with all the oranges and greens and reminding me of the Honoli'i Bridge. Your efforts continue to turn out beauty.
Petie
I loved your Coastal Rhythms and Rocky Shore along with the bridge painting; however, I did not care for the Plein Air Painter because the cliffs looked unnatural with lines almost evenly spaced. Also
Seal Rock's cliffs did not work for me.
My favorite was the bridge painting. Reminds me of Honolii.
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