Well, for some reason, after 18 months of not even holding a brush in my hands, I started another painting a few days ago. There is a bit of finish work to do but it is pretty much done. What started as a real experience of driving along one of the county roads and being captivated by the view out of the window became a photograph. The photograph became an idea that I imagined projected onto a blank canvas sitting on an easel in the office for the past several months. After a few hours of work the result is neither the real experience nor the idea imagined onto the canvas, but something else. I’ll take a few days to mull over the result before putting it in a corner for a few months to let it dry. After a final coat of varnish it will be another attempt to remember what I saw that was so compelling on a late summer drive in eastern Oregon.
24×18, oil
Very very good, Kevin.
By: Yolanda Lujan on February 14, 2012
at 1:00 pm
Oh my… I am literally speechless, Kevin. Thank you for sharing. It is so beautiful. I feel like I was with you as you drove down that road and saw this wonderful view.
By: Cindy Lair on February 10, 2012
at 9:15 am
Whatever you saw, what you captured is beautiful and calming. Bicyling
alongside such vistas would be something to look forward to.
By: DBM on February 9, 2012
at 3:35 pm