A close association or union – A WEDDING – is crucial in painting. How do you join disparate elements into a complete vision, a whole?
Landscape painters take sky and fields and make them one with rocks and buildings. Trees join with clouds in a united vision. Elements must be seen as parts of a whole – Separate but united in purpose. Painting is a process of wedding together the things that we paint.
Until the next lesson , the assignment is to think about that concept. How many ways does it come into play? Colors, for example… you don’t unite them by mixing them all together into one mucky color and then paint the whole canvas with that. They must be independent but united by that mysterious union of belonging together.
Why this lesson now? Our lovely daughter is getting married in just a few days. I will tell you more later. I have been crazy with the preparations, and I hope you will excuse me as the weekly art lesson has become sporadic. Louisville Art Association – I will do your post asap – and you can still send me “What I learned” statements. Perhaps your experience seems different now that some time has passed. It was great seeing you all. xoxo