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Beginner's Gift
When I first started to paint, I had very little time and no space. I decided to do one small painting each night. I allowed myself only twenty minutes to cover a canvas. Usually, I started with three colors and mixed them on a disposable foam plate. I made a random shape, and then another, until the surface was covered. Then, I manipulated the composition until it clicked. What are these paintings? I do not know. The shapes echo one another. For example, my small acrylic "Falling" has an organic feel, and there seems to be a figure near the right corner. Any representation is purely accidental. One strange thing about these random paintings is their unique nature. They belonged to a particular period of my life, and I cannot do them any more. As I developed more drawing skills, my art changed. I gained control over many aspects of my paintings, but I lost a certain kind of gutsy weirdness. My current random paintings are energetic, but they have a different feel. Does an artist improve over time or does he/she merely change? I think it's a matter of winning some and losing some. Some artists find a successful style and repeat it endlessly (Frances Bacon). I could not do that. It would be more like a job than a search. I am easily bored. For me, art has to be a quest. Dancing Sun and shadow
magenta
curves and leaning
tones of yellow; top to bottom Who are the two who once were one and now must
dance to remember where nowhere is and nothing is
and everything is not separate.
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Contributor's Note
"Falling" and some of my other early paintings can be seen in my portfolio at Absolute Arts.
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Added by Linda Armstrong on April 10, 7:46 PM.
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