ESSAY 2D Oversized Brush Stroke Painting
<<BACKTHE JOYFUL ONE
30" x 22" Acrylic and ink on watercolor paper
Private Collection
Layers of oversized brush strokes and upside-down drips play together in an exuberant splash of color and composition…appearing to collide rather carefully as if intentionally arranged. The wisp of red paint at bottom center, tethered to complex layers intrigue—without complexity, the delicate red mark would fail to be seen as gracefully on point.
This painting, a beloved example of elements working together—brush, paint, spontaneity, adrenaline, and knowing when to put the brush down. A visual landscape of melodic form and color, The Joyful One captures beautifully the freedom and intelligence of spontaneity.
Essay revised August 1, 2021 | Originally published 2012
30" x 22" Acrylic and ink on watercolor paper
Private Collection
Layers of oversized brush strokes and upside-down drips play together in an exuberant splash of color and composition…appearing to collide rather carefully as if intentionally arranged. The wisp of red paint at bottom center, tethered to complex layers intrigue—without complexity, the delicate red mark would fail to be seen as gracefully on point.
This painting, a beloved example of elements working together—brush, paint, spontaneity, adrenaline, and knowing when to put the brush down. A visual landscape of melodic form and color, The Joyful One captures beautifully the freedom and intelligence of spontaneity.
Essay revised August 1, 2021 | Originally published 2012