The change in seasons and the daylight savings change has brought new energy and light to nature and to my soul. I was inspired to paint yesterday. I took one of my on location studies from last October at Ghost Ranch, NM and painted a larger version of it. This is the first time that I have tried that strategy and I really liked the process and result. I plan to do the same to several of my small plein air studies in the coming weeks in preparation for my show at Cameron Village Library in July, 2010.
The reminds me - I need to visit the room where my paintings will be displayed and take some measurements. The room and wall size will dictate the size of paintings that I complete for this solo show.
Jana Van Wyk - Artist
Monday, March 22, 2010
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." -Henry Ward Beecher. This is my journey of dipping my brush into my own soul and painting what I find. I have a passion for our American West and those landscapes are my primary focus. But, averaging 6-8 weeks of travel a year, I will paint whereever I am. I usually paint on location, i.e. plein air, but also revel in taking a plein air study and my photographs and using them to create a large, more thoughtful, studio work. In addition to bold brushwork and vibrant color, the power of the composition is becoming more important to my work. The work of Vincent Van Gogh, Maynard Dixon, Edgar Payne, Birger Sandzen, and Walt Gonske has been a huge inspiration to me.
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