An Experimental Afternoon
I used to think that making art came purely from the soul, an expression of the inner voice . That was before I really started taking the time to make art of my own. Yes, you can use your fingers to slap a few coats of Cerulean Blue on your canvas and call it "Ocean's Massage"...but that will only take you so far or allow you to express but so much. I am quickly realizing that just like an author must learn language, grammar and vocabulary in order to convey their ideas, opinons and stories, if I wanted to truly express myself visually I must roll up my sleeves and get down to the nitty gritty business of learning some technique. In other words learning the "visual language."
This here is an experiment using tissue paper and bits of paper and images I've collected over the months. It looks nothing like the image I had in my head when I first started this piece, but then again, it never does. I am always surprised when I finish a painting by the way it turns out. Oftentimes these pieces have minds and attitudes of their own.
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