Aspens in Color12" x 12" Oil on gessoed masonite
This painting is currently hanging at The Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Yesterday I had a telephone call from a viewer in Michigan. It was a pleasant surprise to hear from Kate---she told me that she was looking for colorful landscape art and ran across my blog and website. In our conversation, we were talking about inspiration for art. I sometimes use a photograph----my own photograph---as a starting point for a painting. We have a saying a the studio that we don't want to use someone else's photograph or copy anyone's art or the Art Police will arrest you!!! The more your paint, the more you want your art to be your own from start to finish. Inspiration is everywhere...you just have to take it and transfer it to the canvas using your own personal style and flair. I consider myself a colorist...expressing more with color than anything else....and this palette knife painting is a good example. I did not use a photograph as a starting point...I just sat down in front of the easel and started painting. Thanks for viewing this blog! I have a busy week working on commissions...Kay
