the next photo shows my first marks to deconstruct the painting - white oil pastel and yellow ochre
these next photos show the deconstruction process
now I see a new shape emerging....I start carving out the new images
the next pic is the place I start editing - I got so involved in the next part of the process that I didn't take anymore pictures until I finished the new painting
Here is the new painting - I feel a connection to this work and call it finished for now
mixed media on board, 24x24, 'When Madelynn Dreams'
I hope this answers some of the questions I've gotten - I just paint! I'm not a technical painter - I work wet on wet - I don't mind if the colors get muddy - I like the color of mud - I love when I get to the editing part - add, subtract, add, subtract, take out my favorite part, take out another favorite section, take out all the ambiguity- done!
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19 comments:
How wonderful to see your process! I have admired your work for some time now and even though I wasn't one of the ones that sent in an email I am so glad you posted this! Personally, I have gone from realism to collage and I want to be able to do abstract (successfully) someday. It is so much harder than it looks and I am just happy that I get to see the works of someone with your talent! Thank you for this post and I hope to see more like it! Don't make me spam email you!!! LOL
oh, this is fabulous, Jeane. Like getting to take a chair in your studio and just watch you paint. Immensely helpful for me as I figure out the process of abstraction. I liked your comment about it feeling "too contrived". I often have that feeling when I work and don't know how to get out of it. I'm sure I will study these photos again and again. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.
Thank you so much for sharing your process with us! How fun! I completely understand about not taking photos in the last part of your painting process, I was working on a painting last night and this morning, and I had planned to stop and take photos or scan the paper in-between steps, but as soon as it was dry enough to scan, I was adding something else that I couldn't wait to do! Maybe next time! I loved seeing the steps that led to your wonderful work of art! Again, Thanks so much for sharing!
fearless!!! ... instructive and inspiring!
Great to see this progression of images. I'd quite like them projected to fill my living room wall....but I guess this is exciting enough for now! Thanks for taking the time to snap the shots and to post them.Ax
yummy process!
It's fascinating to be able to track your process - very much enjoyed it!
You have a great process and thank you for so generously sharing your deconstruction and reconstruction! I do twist my head and laugh at how you turn your piece this way and then this way...love it...you always come to a new place!! Bravo!
hello Waxbeach, thank you - I'm glad this was helpful - process is a very hard thing to verbalise, so showing instead of telling can be much more helpful sometimes, glad you came by :)
good morning Carole, don't you just hate it when the work feels contrived - my whole art practice is the idea of finding what is honest and trusting that that is what has the strongest voice xo
Hi Deb - yes, when you fall into that 'zone', taking pics is the last thing one thinks of doing - keep 'zoning' girl :)
very wonderful words Jann, thank you! so glad you stopped by :)
Hey Annie, thank you - you always put a smile on my face - I follow your 'stones' with a smile on my face also xo
hello Leslie - that's what it's all about isn't it Leslie! thank you, :)
glad you enjoyed it Evie - thank you, and thanks for coming by :)
the twisting and turning, always hoping to see the thing I keep looking for and pretty soon, BAM! there it is in the most unexpected way, thanks Mary Ann xo
It's so wonderful to see that. Great, how you rotate your work and open new parts. And you're so courageous , because you just go again over all . I wish I could do that so, too.
Pleas more of Your wonderful work-process from time to time. i love it
....and now i am very cheeky and wish a video about this.
No No. I will not set You under stress.
many greetings and have a wonderful weekend
Jeane, turning your painting one way and then another and again and again sparked a renewed energy in me. The finished piece is stunning. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Thanks, Jeane, for this glimpse of your process - it's always so interesting (and inspiring) to see how another painter 'does it'! -sus
good morning Petras, thank you - the turning is a habit I formed early in my art practice and I do it with figures also - there are so many ways to look at the world and the worlds we create on blank surfaces seem no different to me - it gives us more options and a way to get a fresh eye on things xo
Hi Carole, thank you - like I said to Petras, the turning is an unconscious act at this point in my art practice - I've done from the earliest - finding the unexpected is very rewarding :))
I agree Susan - all of us work in our own way - I don't believe there is a 'right' way or a 'wrong way' - there is just the way, glad you stopped by :)
Great post Jeane. Wonderful to see the process step by step.
Sweet greetz to you!
Like to see your progress/regress. Gives me confidence to take a big eraser to the part I'm not liking when I work. Thanks for the lesson in courage!
I do like the new version! Beautiful! The process photos of the progression were very informative. I go through a similar process but as you say it is hard to remember to photograph while you are in the throes of painting so am impressed that you got so many good shots! Thanks for this wonderfully inspiring post.
hey Moma Luna, thank you, nice to see you here :)
good morning Robin, thank you, it's funny but I don't feel like I'm being courageous, just trying to get there and I've learned that by letting go of something I love in the work, it usually makes room for something much stronger :)
hello Tonya, I think many of us go through a very similar process - it's the editing, re-editing, more editing that gets us to a resolve and sometimes that can take a few hours or years - I have paintings that I've worked on for several years and have come to think they are my training grounds - happy you came by :)
I liked what one of the above comments said about being "fearless". That is a good word to describe what you did with your painting. I would not have the courage to go over a work like that...the first one was lovely already. The colors and shapes and lines in it were pleasant and seem to flow nicely. I like the second one too though because it makes me think more...it causes me to question. And if it were hanging in a gallery somewhere I suppose I would stop and ponder the second result more than the first.
I will bet too that there is a lot of fantastic layering going on that your photos are not picking up. I wish I could see it in person.
hello Lisa, an interesting comparison you draw between the two paintings and you nail the reason I used it to show my process - the word 'pleasant' you used to describe the first piece is what I am totally not interested in in regards to my art practice - 'pleasant' feels like it has not shown itself yet - what is under 'pleasant', that's what I'm seeking - thanks so much for your comment :)
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