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NEW PAINTING Fox Remnant 1

 

Fox Remnant I, 16"x20" original painting, acrylic on panel, $850 plus s&h to the first asking nicely.  Link to purchase is below. Please reach out with any questions.
 
In a nutshell, I start the majority of my paintings with a contour drawing. I particularly appreciate the tracery of linework that results from delineating the shapes that build the form. Then I add some painted marks (think about form), return to draw the shapes again (the lines are a wee bit different this time), and continue to go back and forth for the most part until I feel as though the piece is finished.

With this Remnant series I am drawing with my eyes closed, both hands on the surface of the painting. I am feeling my way into a form - Fox - that I have drawn hundreds of time. I imagine her, how my hands might cup her cheek or stroke her shoulder (Fox isn't tame, but she allows gentle contact), and I roll my tool through my fingers and across the surface while she comes to life inside my head. I will lean into the surface with my upper body, draw with an arm outstretched or move in super close. I want my drawing process to be a full body experience, engaging all the senses but sight.

I use the same process of drawing, adding paint, redrawing, adding more paint. Picking out landscape elements when i see them, using color and building up paint expressively. It's a challenge to keep the wonky bits, well, wonky. My subconscious wants to correct them, yet I do love the mismatched passages and the dreamlike quality she takes on when I leave some as is. I am painting a memory of Fox, my memory of Fox, and therefore her perfectly clear relationship to a living, breathing Fox becomes unnecessary.

Not every piece is successful - not in this series or any series for that matter - but each one does teach me things of great measure.

Fox Remnant I can be viewed up close, in a room setting, and even purchased right here. She will bring a calm, joyous energy to your space.

I am happy to offer payment plans, simply ask. A 30% non refundable deposit reserves the painting, with the balance plus shipping and handling satisfied within 12 months.

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


 

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