I recently travelled to Provence in the south of France to participate in a plein air (outdoor) painting workshop.
I'm developing my visual art in parallel to my writing. This workshop in France, led by the incomparable Ian Roberts, was about composition and image structure -- how to create a painting that tells a cohesive story. I learned about visual composition but I believe that skill translates from visual art to writing. It's about creating simplicity from complexity. It's about distilling complex images -- or human relationships in the case of writing -- to find JUST THE RIGHT image, JUST THE RIGHT words.
Make the complex simple, find the right thing -- whether visual or words -- to express a more complex idea and to resonate with your audience whether they're readers or viewers.
I created the paintings below during the Provence workshop -- and I have to say, this style is a huge departure for me. These paintings are about shape and colour the the relationship of one element to another, not so much about detail -- the dibs and dabs that I normally do in my visual work.
Thank you Ian and thanks to the amazing workshop participants who contributed so much to my experience.
Here are some photos of the paintings I created, plus one photo reference for the "blue shutters" painting. These pastel paintings are all for sale, $100 CDN. .
I'm developing my visual art in parallel to my writing. This workshop in France, led by the incomparable Ian Roberts, was about composition and image structure -- how to create a painting that tells a cohesive story. I learned about visual composition but I believe that skill translates from visual art to writing. It's about creating simplicity from complexity. It's about distilling complex images -- or human relationships in the case of writing -- to find JUST THE RIGHT image, JUST THE RIGHT words.
Make the complex simple, find the right thing -- whether visual or words -- to express a more complex idea and to resonate with your audience whether they're readers or viewers.
I created the paintings below during the Provence workshop -- and I have to say, this style is a huge departure for me. These paintings are about shape and colour the the relationship of one element to another, not so much about detail -- the dibs and dabs that I normally do in my visual work.
Thank you Ian and thanks to the amazing workshop participants who contributed so much to my experience.
Here are some photos of the paintings I created, plus one photo reference for the "blue shutters" painting. These pastel paintings are all for sale, $100 CDN. .
Sea Storm - pastel on paper mounted on board, with glass, stones, beads, 12 x 24, self-framed, $350 + shipping
Beachwalk West Coast - acrylic & mixed media on board, 15 x 27 framed, $300 + shipping
It's Moraine, Maureen! - acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20, unframed,
$100 + shipping 
Amy's Tree - pastel on canvas, 24 x 18 unframed, $150 + shipping
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The Sow's Ear Cafe - pastel on board, 12 x 16, not for sale
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Beachwalk with Starfish - acrylic & mixed media on board, 15 x 27 framed, $300 + shipping
Beachwalk Distant Shore - acrylic & mixed media on board, 15 x 27 framed, $300 + shipping
Snow Slope at Sunrise - acrylic on board, 24 x 18, self-framed, $350 + shipping
Foothills Fall Morning - pastel on paper mounted on board, with glass, stones, beads, 24 x 12, self-framed, $350 + shipping
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