Saturday, June 8, 2013

Still Playing...but learning at the same time

"Sea Waltz" - 5" x 7" x 7/8" on Ampersand panel
This weekend, I experimented with Ampersand Claybord panels that I had purchased in NYC two years ago. I used acrylics and this "structured and tight" painter  tried her hand at intuitive negative painting without any preliminary drawing or even a plan! My, what is happening to me???

Well, I had fun! I think by the end of the painting I was totally hooked on creating those little bits of light through and between the free-form leaves. I tried to stop before I had drilled a huge whole through those plants to reveal only the blue water:-)

What have I learned through this play? Well, I am better at understanding the concept of negative painting, I am more aware of what "lies behind or beneath", and I am starting to appreciate the surface of the claybord.

I think I will try something similar on a lager 5/8" thick Ampersand panel that is hiding somewhere in my studio.
Have a great weekend....and don't despair...I will return to my "serious" paintings before long.

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7 comments:

  1. Jeanette JobsonJune 8, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    That's funny, as I was doing something very similar today too!

    Its very freeing isn't it?

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    1. Christiane KingsleyJune 8, 2013 at 9:36 PM

      I guess we need this type of liberating feeling once in a while:-)
      Good luck tomorrow with the ArtBombDaily auction. Your work is of the highest quality, Jeanette!

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  2. UnknownJune 9, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    I think we should all make of point of reminding each other that we need to explore and experiment, or we will never grow. You did that beautifully today, and your experiment is gorgeous! I really like the direction that you went with this style, Christiane! Congratulations!

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  3. UnknownJune 9, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    I think we should all make of point of reminding each other that we need to explore and experiment, or we will never grow. You did that beautifully today, and your experiment is gorgeous! I really like the direction that you went with this style, Christiane! Congratulations!

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  4. Christiane KingsleyJune 9, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Thank you so much, Katherine, for stopping by and offering such good support and encouragement. I intend to play a bit more today on the ampersand boards and this intuitive negative painting technique. This approach is so full of surprises!

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  5. JANE MINTERJune 15, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    love the pattern of all the small flecks highlights christiane .

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    1. Christiane KingsleyJune 15, 2013 at 7:21 PM

      Thank you, Jane. Putting in those highlights is very addictive...it's hard to know when to stop. I hope you are having a nice summer.

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