Friday, August 29, 2008

Figures in my painting

I've been struggling with this idea for months now. It has been on my mind so strongly that what was to be a draped cloth ended up looking like a business suit with an invisible person inside. I'm an abstract painter. I absolutely love looking at your landscapes. I've tried to do a peaceful, serene, warm landscape, but it's not in me. I end up with odd shapes and lots of color. Even with what I do, I still wonder if I should place a person inside my fantasy. Perhaps someone struggling to climb that purple-striped mountaintop. I promised myself this week I would walk past my fear. I would venture into the 'what if I ruin my painting' fear and climb over that peak into the unknown. You have given me a challenge now. The painting I'm working on has a place for a figure to assist in telling my story. I hope I make you proud.