Two Pears Studio

So I did an experiment a few days ago and the results have been so interesting. The question was to rate your top four out of the 20 paintings in the link below and if you wanted to share your reasons why!

The results have been pretty diverse, but they have fit into a nice progression of favorites. There is still time, so if you want to click on the link and give me your rating of top four… and if you want to go the extra bit, list your reasons?

only 2 paintings so far have not received at least one vote! The current leader is only a smidge ahead!

I want to thank those who have already sent me their choices! I am honored by the people who have taken their time to choose!

Just so you know… the theme is “N**e”… That is up to you to interpret how ever you want…

N**e jury folder Please pick your top four paintings. If you can, give your rational behind which were your favorites?

So this memory popped up from two years ago… teaching the Loper Method/tradition at the Delaware Art Museum. I brought in two of my paintings to show a few different mark making examples. I also showed paintings by Soutine, and Cezanne… among others.

But these two paintings were done 20 years apart. The older painting was during a huge shift for me. during an experimental phase of exploring texture… it was born out of seeing more color.

The texture and color was the subject of these paintings. The objects were way down on the list of importance. I remember the names for the “technique” ranged from “Dot paintings” to “Blotchilism”

As my confidence built in mixing color the speed increased and the marks became less textured and less uniform in size and shape.

Kind of like how age can often wear off the rough edges…

with the shift the objects became more clear and defined. The subject shifted away from the texture to the color and the objects…

It is so nice to be able to see the range of paintings as I grew as an artist…

The thing that seems to have remained is my handwriting inside of the paintings. As a fellow artist pointed out, you cannot see which painting was older by the photograph, but you can see that it was done by the same artist!