Stone Architecture, paintings #5 and 6
The first is of a stone and brick structure in Dubuque, IA.
This painting was made from a photo a friend of mine had taken in Ireland, at some castle ruins.
I'm afraid this first pic was a little out of focus. The lighting where I had my paintings stored is minimal, and yellow. Plus this painting is from a little earlier in my painting career, so it is smaller. It doesn't have the strong colors that my other works do, but I was playing with a different idea. I wanted everything at the edges to be less defined, to feel more like paint, then to resolve into structure at the center of the painting, with bolder contrast.
This painting was made from a photo a friend of mine had taken in Ireland, at some castle ruins.
I'm afraid this first pic was a little out of focus. The lighting where I had my paintings stored is minimal, and yellow. Plus this painting is from a little earlier in my painting career, so it is smaller. It doesn't have the strong colors that my other works do, but I was playing with a different idea. I wanted everything at the edges to be less defined, to feel more like paint, then to resolve into structure at the center of the painting, with bolder contrast.