A few posts ago I tried slowing down my painting process. I went back to the drawing board, figuratively and literally to paint a very detailed watercolor of one of the bookstores I photographed. (I like to call this my hyporealistic painting style, as it almost looks like a photograph.) Although I was pleased with […]
My notion of ‘abstract’ A few months ago I began exploring the notion of abstraction. My idea was to examine my photographs, determine the essential elements, boil down the emotional content and portray it in concentrated form with a few pictorial elements. (See: From Photograph to Abstract Expression.) I used the term ‘abstract’ as a verb […]
Space There are different kinds of space: 1) conventional three-dimensional space, through which we all move, described by the Cartesian coordinate system, which uses the x and y axes to describe coordinates in two dimensions and the z axis to describe height or depth ; 2) the two-dimensional space (x-y plane) of a flat canvas, […]
I took a break today. No researching about surrealism, abstract expressionism or any kind of expressionism. I just thought that I would have some fun with lines. In all honesty, though, I was inspired by the grids that Joan Miró used to organize his paintings and sketches. Now I understand how he could say that […]
During the first 11 months of writing this blog, I was intent on rehashing my efforts to reach my older brother Michael, who is autistic, profoundly retarded and nonverbal. I believe that I have achieved a certain sensitivity to the plights of others through my experience as his sibling. At the beginning of this month […]
Self Expression I have been trying to figure out how to express my feelings thought the visual arts, specifically through painting. I assumed that abstract expressionism was the way to go. However, connecting of the emotions to the hand with the paint brush seems to require a big canvas: sweeping movements as a dancer would […]
