Troubled Waters
Deconstruction of a painting… Beginning with the finished piece and working back through the process. Post-modernists should love this.
This is a very emotional piece for me. When I began it I was feeling fiercely jubilant and wanted to create a piece celebrating life and wonder. (I was listening to Beethoven’s 6th at the time, that symphony usually has that effect on me!) Life events occurred in the meantime as I was working on the piece and let’s just say I finished it listening to Mozart’s Requiem. Basically the piece conveys an array of emotional upheaval in my life and, thus, is a bit confused. It is kind of subtle but what I like about the finished piece is that it has both sides. At first it feels like a happy little landscape, but if you look closer it is actually a little disturbing. There are not a lot of quiet moments in the piece.
The title is “Troubled Waters” and it is 30×40 on an archival panel.
Dawn-
Not sure what post-modernist means 🙂 – but that’s so amazing! When I was in London with Clay on business I spent my days in the various museums. There was a piece at one of them where it was unfinished (by someone very famous- but I’m horrible with names!). I sat and looked at it so long because I’m such a visual person I can’t imagine starting with what you did and ending up with the beautiful picture! As for the personal side of the picture I’m so sorry. {{hug}} I can’t imagine all the emotions you’ve gone thru recently but know we are all here and love you.