Summertime

Continuing to work with grids now and expressing the bright/light colors of summer, I am trying to do a series of high-key work to show what this extra hot summer is like. Bright colors are soon turning to brown in this heat, but we do still have some wonderful scenes.

In and Out of a Grid, again, A Work in Progress

Another day of working with grids! My major conflict of styles has always been doing simplified versus "busyness" in my paintings. I love both and cannot seem to stick to just one style. I recently was encouraged to see a quote attributed to Degas that said "I'm glad I haven't found my style yet, I'd be bored to death" and that is the way I feel. Today I have been working with "busyness" in and out of a grid.

Small-Space Grid

Today I have been working with a grid of smaller spaces than I have done before. I really like working this way! I limited color and concentrated on not seeing any recognizable thing happening in the painting. Setting new challenges for myself is a good way to go, I think.