Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The sensual pleasure of life's beat


Rising From the Valley pastel, 25" x 37"

All of my work relies on the expression of movement to convey my underlying sense of the roiling-quiet majesty under the surface of things. In this detail from the painting I'm currently working on you can see what I describe as the "dance" going on--the placement of line and value that forms a visual tempo to my interpretation of the 'living experience.'

Like dancing, success in drawing and painting often depends on knowing all the basic 'steps' and then truly listening for life's beat and rhythm for your cues.