So I have been plein air painting in the rain. And since I haven't done plein air in a year..I really suck!!! Here is what I got done and have to turn in today for the Holladay Event. I hate it when I get excited about doing something and not only does the weather not cooperate but I can't get the brush and paint to do what I want..you would think I had never painted before. I haven't taken pics of the bookstore show but have posted all the paintings here before. My friend Derek who is hanging his work with mine is a young man who was in Iraq as a captain in the army. He saw alot of gory battles and aftermath. He has used this in his art and it has been powerful. He only brought one that was about the apocalypse and had a faint biblical reference..the manager of the store decided it was too controversial and took it down! Censorship is alive and well in the United States. It was not overt and certainly would not have freaked kids out..but the manager has the final say and it is a free venue..so out it went. This is not the first time he has been censored. It happened at the Senior BFA Show that was not supposed to be censored. I have had another young friend censorted at the gallery in the University. It was handled badly and really ended up making no sense..that is a story for another day..suffice to say..it was wrong and so is this instance.
i think the color you have used in these is very pretty...i think the second one down is my favorite of these. the top one is nice but i don't know what the starfish are doing in the front yard, i am not sure they are starfish but they are cool! :) anyway, as for censorship, you do live in utah and last i was there and from what i know (quite a lot) it IS alive and well there and many other places in the US....not to mention the world..so it doesn't surprise me at all...i wish you had a picture of his work, i would have loved to see it.
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Ha..that one was a mess!!! actually was supposed to be columbine..but hence the statement that I can't get my brush and paint to do what I want..thanks for the comment. I wish I had a photo of that painting too. Oh well living in Utah can be interesting
ReplyDeleteI recognized the columbine... but I suck at peine air, especially at the first of the outdoor season. I'm way to awful at it to do it around others. I will do it when I'm with my husband but only because he likes everything I paint.
ReplyDeleteThat is great!!! Bet you are better than you think..I am hoping I get better as the summer goes!
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