Acrylic, charcoal, ink on paper, 11″ X 15″
Every time I glance at this new painting I see more figures, and yet it speaks more obviously to landscape. These Fantascapes have become the playground of my mind and all that is behind the mind. They are fueled by this very loooong spring we are having this year, the swallows that fly in dizzying circles around my apple tree where their nests are in all the hollows. They are also born of this rare and wonderful creative virus shared by my French friend and artist Miki and I. If you haven’t already caught it, you are welcome to also! And if you find yourself awakening at 3 am with a creative idea that threatens to burn a hole in your mind and keep you up the rest of the night (as i sometimes do), don’t blame us.
Miki’s latest fantascapes.
I was longtemp anti-black (anti the color black, of course, not against black people!) because of Pissarro and Seurat… But them I’ve seen the use Manet, and Franz Hals and other excellent artists made of black and I start wondering…
You do an exquis use of black, susan! and your zen paintings – I suppose you use something of a zen method to create them… use the accident, the hasard… are very interesting, compositionally and not only…
I was wondering if you and miki will accept me as a third party in your game? In a few weeks (2-3) I will be again unemployed (as I am every summer) so I’ll have the time…
You are most welcome Danu. I would love to see your fantascapes. I will also be doing Fantascapes with teens this summer for a week in an artist in residency and will probably share theirs as well.