NEW PAINTING Rooted

Rooted, 60"x48"x2", acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, private collection (thank you very much). Questions can always come to me.

In between abstract paintings
THIS gem came to be.

Rooted was commissioned by a collector who regretted missing out on Moss, a similar piece from a couple years back. I don't make copies of my own work - it doesn't seem fair to the original buyer to do so, not does it thrill me at all. I rather enjoy the challenges of creating something new, the call and response that happens when I get deep into dialogue with a painting and don't know where she's taking me. If all the answers were laid out at the start and I knew where I was headed with each piece, I'm not sure I would enjoy the process.

This one was great fun though - she was born from Moss but became her own being soon into the process. We put our heads together to identify the things in Moss that my client loved, then designed Rooted to include those while also echoing some of the architectural features in the room where Rooted would hang. It was wonderful to build a painting with the same mystery, magic and wisdom as Moss with a few nods to my collector's personal story.

Also, I can see how my abstract studies the past few months strengthened the way I spoke to the connection shared between tree and bear and sky and the seasons.

If you love the Momma Bear paintings, I have a few smaller ones available (sized 24x24 to 24x30). Whiteside Art Gallery also has a couple. They are all listed on my website with corresponding contact info. 

Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork,
All my best, warmly, Kim

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