Since the show was at our World Trade Center, we were asked to select a country and look up information on how that country celebrated Christmas. For this show I chose Australia. First of all it is summer down there at Christmas. The beach is a popular place to be. There is "Caroling by Candlelight" on the beach. So, I focused on the candlelight tradition. Painting in an Aboriginal style, I used dots to capture the effect of lights - candles and stars. An aunt who is often critical of my work told me she was buying it. It now hangs in her kitchen.
Besides the sale, I had a lot of positive feedback from artists and non-artists when it hung in the show. In spite of all that, I did not pursue making more dot paintings. There were other methods I wanted to try first.
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16"
Absolutely Lovely! Great work! I hope that you get back to the dot paintings after you have worked on experimented with other methods! It does give a wonderful feel of light which I think is captivating!*HUGS*
ReplyDeleteAngela:
ReplyDeleteDon’t worry. I did finish one dot painting last week and I will post it very soon. Also, I have started the first coat on the next batch. My process is kind of slow, unfortunately. The dots are the critical part. I have to make sure they work.
Light is the key to art, photography and film. I enjoy playing with it in all three areas.
Again, HUGS back,
Mo ; )