Childhood boredom became the catalyst for a lifelong fascination with finding beauty in the ordinary. Through oil paint, I seek to transform everyday scenes into moments of harmony, wonder, and quiet reflection.
I enjoyed and appreciated your free guide. Thank you for sharing!
This is always a hard question. I paint because my urge to paint (or call as Clint names it here) is so strong I get twitchy and grumpy if I don’t paint for a couple of days. What gives me that urge/call? At present the closest answer I have come up with is:
I paint so I can spend more time appreciating the subjects that stop me in my tracks when I see them, such as the gleam of sails reflecting off the ocean, sunlight curving on a flower’s petal, spray washing over rocks, the list is endless.
I have always wanted to communicate how remarkable the world around me appears—stunning, beautiful, ugly, scary, peaceful, interesting, or magical—or how it can be made to appear. So I started teaching myself art when I was 8 years old. I'm still at it, age 78.
Childhood boredom became the catalyst for a lifelong fascination with finding beauty in the ordinary. Through oil paint, I seek to transform everyday scenes into moments of harmony, wonder, and quiet reflection.
I enjoyed and appreciated your free guide. Thank you for sharing!
Sometimes, the most extraordinary beauty is found in ordinary places. And often it's simple things transformed by light that attract my artists eye.
Okay, that's two sentences. But I couldn't help myself!
This is always a hard question. I paint because my urge to paint (or call as Clint names it here) is so strong I get twitchy and grumpy if I don’t paint for a couple of days. What gives me that urge/call? At present the closest answer I have come up with is:
I paint so I can spend more time appreciating the subjects that stop me in my tracks when I see them, such as the gleam of sails reflecting off the ocean, sunlight curving on a flower’s petal, spray washing over rocks, the list is endless.
Good one, Poppy!!
Love it! I think these questions bear repeating throughout our careers!
My sentence:
"The shapes of landforms can be cartoonish or contemplative, and I present them in a more human way than aerial photography or satellite imagery."
I will share this with my women's artist group in September!
I have always wanted to communicate how remarkable the world around me appears—stunning, beautiful, ugly, scary, peaceful, interesting, or magical—or how it can be made to appear. So I started teaching myself art when I was 8 years old. I'm still at it, age 78.
There are so many reasons why I paint. Words that come to mind are:
To rejoice
To appreciate
To challenge my ability
To exercise my mind
To explore
To share
To live
PS. Thanks for sharing my “A Walk In The Park”