Paintings I Wish I Had Made
I have a secret Pinterest board chock-full of paintings I wish I had made. They are pieces of art that stop me in my tracks and I usually make some sort of sound like oooooo or wuuuuhhhhhh or something equally primal.
It’s fun to look at them all together, not only because I love gathering little curations of things I love to look at. But because it gives me some insight into the type of work I want to make. Any one of these on my wall would fill me with happiness every time I saw it. When I translate that to how it would feel to create pieces I love as much as I love these – that’s what creates the need to make art (for me, at least) It’s the same reason I started this blog; to tap into the flow of all those good hormones.
Left to right; top to bottom:
- This painting by Liam Murphy, and also his Instagram feed and website. His energy is infectious, and it’s no wonder his mini painting drops sell out in mere minutes. I love how it reminds me of the art of Emily Kame Kngarre.
- This painting by Reijer Stolk was painted in 1916. I enjoy the riot of colors and playful interpretation of flowers.
- Kathleen Waterloo has an amazing style and layering technique. There are glimmers of Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie here, but with a much looser vibe.
- Joanne Mattera, Chromatic Geometry – I learned about Joanne Mattera from a book I bought on encaustic painting techniques. It’s still one of my favorite encaustic technique books, and I adore Joanne’s work. The color palette in this piece is A+++.
- Cecil Touchon has an incredible style with his reassembling of typographical shapes. If you enjoy Asemic Writing, he’s created a solid body of Asemic pieces as well.
- Ochre II, Shana Blakley, – It’s hard to find a single color that can stand up by itself in a piece of art (except black). This ochre ink, with its subtle shade fluctuations, works beautifully in these shapes.
- I learned about Ross Bleckner where most people did – on an early episode of Sex and the City. Duh. This is Throbbing Hearts – Guggenheim Museum
Left to right; top to bottom:
- This piece is from the ‘Predestination’ series by Korean artist Minjung Kim. I love the simplicity, colors, and random doodliness of it.
- This from the Day & Night series by Reza Derakshani, and the flip-flop mirrored effect is so perfectly balanced and thrown off by all the extra little random bits.
- Sati Zech – These pieces are made with canvas and oil paint, but canvas is not just left as a flat surface. She cuts and reassembles the pieces into textile sculptural works of beauty.
- I am obsessed with these abstract works by Judy Paul. The secret beautiful underpainting being revealed through a squiggly scribble is brilliant.
- This is one of my favorite collages by Lisa Hochstein. The colors, texture, and just because it is stripes. I LOVE stripes, and I love making art about stripes.
- It’s simple, but this watercolor painting by Kelly Witmer is perfect in its color choice and the perfect amount of bleeding that took place.
- Jaq Chartier is one of my all-time faves, and this piece is one of my all time Jaq Chartier faves; I could stare at it all the day long.
Your turn!! Tell me some art you wish you had made; that makes you green with envy every time you see it, but also fills you with love and appreciation. 🤩
