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Looking at Paintings by Jill
Nov 20, 2019
Jill talks about looking at paintings.
A lot of people, me included, are apprehensive about walking through the doors of a gallery, or a shop selling ‘Art work’ , or going to an exhibition of an artist’s work. A shop in town looking like a boutique with a painting balanced on an easel in the window attracts who? and if you did dare to walk in you may have to speak to someone, cast an opinion on what you see.You would want to sound constructive in your criticism but what words spring to mind. ‘I don’t like abstract art’, ‘I only like realistic paintings’, ‘I want something blue'.
If you did have an idea of purchasing a painting I think most people would play safe and spend a long time looking at paintings on other people’s walls. but what better way now than to browse a web site.
If you are curious to know what motivates an artist, read Colin’s description of the way he approaches a new series. The word imagination crops up and in his contact with the people who have his works hanging on their walls, they themselves feel a connection and through searching have discovered new images and dimensions not apparent straight away. His use of the word anchor point sums up the idea that an abstract image can flow onwards deeper into the painting, up and down or hint at something hidden behind a curve or shadow.
These are just words, the paintings speak for themselves.
