One of the most striking paintings I’ve seen hangs in a friend’s house. From first glance, I thought it was photo. It lives nestled in a little space on a thin wall between door and window. Getting closer, I noticed it was an ink painting. Very loosely and economically painted, but so perfectly conveying a scene of a boat on water.
First, I love your work. I also agree with your choice of size. I know every gallery is looking to wow clients with size but I find small paintings (and photographs) more intimate . They force you to get up close and when we get close there is a chemistry that happens, even with works of art. You get pulled in. (I love the paintings by Eugene Boudin.).
Well that's wonderful to hear, thank you! & I like your choice of word - chemistry. I always do feel so much more connected to smaller works, very large works feel so mythical and distant, even if they invoke strong emotion. I can't wait to look up the artist you mentioned, happening once I hit post to this comment!
What a lovely post. I used to paint larger but since having a baby I found that painting 5x7 or 8x10 works best . It allows me to still work on my creativity and actually manage to finish paintings. I remember being so frustrated months ago that because of my baby girl I had piles of big canvases just laying around. Now I am able to finish small ones I'm 2 days , so I don't lose steam and as you said there is also beauty in those small and delicate pieces. I am a big fan of your art and I find your small pieces very powerful nonetheless ✨️
So glad you liked it! Absolutely, without a dedicated studio space and the ability to sink into my process for unbroken hours, losing steam on big pieces is a real issue. I'm glad you found what works for your practice! & thank you so much for the kind words about my art, means a lot to me.
First, I love your work. I also agree with your choice of size. I know every gallery is looking to wow clients with size but I find small paintings (and photographs) more intimate . They force you to get up close and when we get close there is a chemistry that happens, even with works of art. You get pulled in. (I love the paintings by Eugene Boudin.).
Well that's wonderful to hear, thank you! & I like your choice of word - chemistry. I always do feel so much more connected to smaller works, very large works feel so mythical and distant, even if they invoke strong emotion. I can't wait to look up the artist you mentioned, happening once I hit post to this comment!
What a lovely post. I used to paint larger but since having a baby I found that painting 5x7 or 8x10 works best . It allows me to still work on my creativity and actually manage to finish paintings. I remember being so frustrated months ago that because of my baby girl I had piles of big canvases just laying around. Now I am able to finish small ones I'm 2 days , so I don't lose steam and as you said there is also beauty in those small and delicate pieces. I am a big fan of your art and I find your small pieces very powerful nonetheless ✨️
So glad you liked it! Absolutely, without a dedicated studio space and the ability to sink into my process for unbroken hours, losing steam on big pieces is a real issue. I'm glad you found what works for your practice! & thank you so much for the kind words about my art, means a lot to me.