troubled horizon
Troubled Horizon
16x20", $300 (framed)
creativity by wess
New Orleans Streetcar #15
24x18", SOLD
Posted on by Wess Foreman
I painted this gull painting nearly a year ago and I might have shown it at one art show before deciding that I didn't like it at all---too boring. So yesterday I pulled it back out and reworked it, mainly adding interest to the background of the piece. Adding all those horizontal layers of "water" and the suggestion of a dock in the background, as well as all the drips (which always fools a few people when it rains at art shows). Now I can and will show this canvas proudly at the next show.
Gull
24x18", $300
Posted on by Wess Foreman
Every now and then I create a piece that captures my own imagination--art reflecting back at life, I suppose. Something about this one I like. I added enough reality--especially combined with the title of the piece--for the viewer to decipher the subject matter, but I intentionally omitted enough detail to let the painting live entirely in the world of the abstract. One would not mistake this for a photograph of a pair of eyeglasses. It is abstract. But one can clearly see the lenses and the bridge between the two and one of the temples (I looked it up and the arms are called temples; who knew). The monochromatic nature of the painting gives it a certain romance and mystery, as do the irrational shadows taking up half the painting. In its essence it is a simple line drawing in painting form.
Look for more like this one in the future.
Spectacles, 20x20", $300
Posted on by Wess Foreman
Just a quick rendition of three apples. I always loved the look of multicolor handmade prints--the way one color might not match up with the next color--so I kept that aesthetic in mind, letting the first-pass color red peek through around the black sketch.
Three Apples,
8x18", SOLD
Posted on by Wess Foreman
I started this painting around a year ago. The execution of the painting never quite worked for me and it also wasn't so terrible a concept as to paint over it and start over--so I put it aside and it languished in the back of a stack of canvases waiting its turn to be reworked or painted over as the case may be. Any way it finally made its way to the front of the stack and I managed to finish it the other day. I am happy with it at last. I don't imagine there's actually a cat that looks like this in the world (It's certainly colorful). Calico Overdrive.
Calico Overdrive,
20x20", NA
Posted on by Wess Foreman
Generally, when I can finish a painting in two sessions it means it's a good painting. This one was painted on masonite. It took two sessions. One rough-in with my large brush and the other with my detail brush. I kept it simple and tried not to overwork it. Turned out nice, if I do say so my-own-self. I'll probably make this available as a print as well.
Egret Landing,
8x10", $75
Posted on by Wess Foreman
A cup of coffee. There isn't much to say about this painting. I finished it in two sittings. The first, laying it out; the second, cleaning it up and adding interest. I like coffee.
Coffee of the Day,
8x10", $50
Posted on by Wess Foreman
Coming up with titles for paintings can be frustrating sometimes. At some point I start to default to generic names like "abstract landscape #4" or "dog with bone" or "a pretty good painting of an apple" . . . sometimes I'm able to resist this urge but sometimes I give in. This painting had me bouncing back and forth between obscure poetic nonsense and bland though descriptive simplification. I opted for the poetic route, though I think it isn't so obscure as to have no connection with the subject matter (there's even a bit of irony in the name: the subject matter is a clear day but the rendering of it would certainly not be described as "clear").
On a Clear Day in July,
24x36", $400