I wanted to post this painting in black and white and then I will show you in color. I am a selft taught artist and with that comes a lot of trial and error. That'spretty much for anything we venture into. I am very interested in painting simplisticly and to have fun. Fun is the most important element for me, if I'm not having it, then I put the paint brush down and walk away. That doesn't mean I give up, it simply means taking a break and come at it a different day. This painting to the left, "Painting the Roses Red in Elizabeth Park", is my experience of this park as a child. We would go on Easter every year and take some family photos. I remember feeling so special and extra pretty for my mom would always sew my sister and I new outfits. I think she even sewed my brother his outfits. Anyway it was a time lost in memory and a time in the park that can never be now as it was then. So with my imagination and an idea, I came up with this. Seeing my work in black and white I can see if my darks are against the lights and if things pop enough and flow enough. I think it does. I think I showed some type of experience without to much information, so you, the viewer can have and experience. I think my eye travels around the painting. It works for me.
The most important thing is to have fun. Not all paintings are bought or hung in museaums. Not all artist are "famous". But we are all artist and all of us where kids once. And kids love to have fun! That's my mato!
Live Life in Color.
here's the painting in color
