Monday, February 3, 2014

Balancing Act

 




















Artists need to be fluent in the languages of realism and abstraction.  An artist needs to understand the aspects of creating art such as drawing skills and painting techniques.  Realism gives me the information and abstraction is the visual language that frees me to paint and draw what is going on in my mind as I observe the subjects before me.  I may be looking at a child but I also see future, innocence, wonder and love.   


The child becomes the subject of my message, not the message itself.  I attempt to capture the moment, not document every detail that my eyes take in.  I have to edit and make choices as I try my best to keep my first impression at the top of my to do list.  




 















 


The more I paint and search for the wonder and delight that I see in my subjects, the more it improves the quality of my vision.  I can copy the subject but I need to look at my artwork frequently and see if the artwork is expressing my vision.  Art is about seeing and interpreting, feeling and reacting.  The goal is to achieve the delicate balance between realism and abstraction so that my artwork is powerful and expressive.





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