For the last few days, I have been painting using gouache, masking fluid, and a grid. I was inspired by a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on December 29. I enjoyed the oil paintings by Picasso (Girl before a mirror), Monet, Cezanne, Warhol, Miro and many others; the Bauhaus exhibit was amazing. Learning about the Bauhaus was completely new to me; it turns out they based most of their architecture/painting/fibers/stained glass on a grid system. The entire 6th floor (pictures weren't allowed) was dazzling with little squares of color everywhere I looked. I came home with a whole new appreciation and application of a grid in fine art paintings. Three days ago, I made a grid a little larger than 1/4" by 1/4" on an 11 x 14 piece of watercolor paper and have been merrily painting away. In my painting I have also decided to include circles and some natural shapes. I am terrible about finishing my paintings and drawings, but I'm hoping this blog will help me with that. Maybe if I am more accountable, even just to myself by writing about the painting, I will be able to finish it.
Does anybody recognize the painting above? I am loosely basing my painting on this photo I took at the MOMA, but I don't know who painted it! I spent over an hour today browsing the MOMA collections, and it's not listed!
Just wanted to leave a comment and say "hello"! Welcome to the world of blogging. Glad to see you over on Flickr, too!
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome to blogging!
ReplyDeleteI am envious of your proximity to the MoMA (I am half a world away!). I really like your grid-inspired painting. I wouldn't have had a clue that Bauhaus was grid-influenced ... and I studied it at high school (methinks I wasn't paying attention that day!).