My friend Michael Langevin suggests that I post a few pix of things I have painted over the years. I hope it doesn’t result in my being accused of cyber-terrorism! 🙂
Usually I begin without more than the vaguest of ideas of what I’m going to do. Sometimes — often — I will put down one color in a few places, then wait for a feeling to well up within me as to what to do next. If my listening is good, or if I’m lucky, or whatever the variable is, sometimes I wind up with something that I find very satisfying. I don’t usually try to represent objects; I’m painting something else. Moods, as much as anything.
Here’s one.
A little blurred, though, and I gave away the original, but it was one of my favorites. Somehow it achieved depth, motion, and balance. If I ever had a title for it, I have since forgotten it.
Here’s another, this one given away to my friend (and Hampton Roads author) Maryanne Clare. I called this one “Stepping Stones,” for reasons that would be easier to understand if the photo were better Framed this one, which i rarely do.
And a third, also (like free kittens) gone to a good home, in this case to Charles Sides’ wife Jenny Horner. I had titled this one “Hallway. ”
I’m glad Michael suggested this. This is fun!
This is wonderful Frank. I like to call your painting style FUSION PAINTING. It is very liberating. There was a group of artist that would meet once a month to paint with Rasdouli Freydon who would blast amazing music for us paint by. Lots of creative works came from these gatherings.
Thank you, very generous of you. I have never known if they had merit or not. having had no training and not being plugged into even an amateur artists’ community. So I’m glad if others like them.
Very internally satisfying work, Frank, and a visual delight to the eyes.