Pinus ponderosa 16.09.12 Painting

Tonalism Trees While working on my Three Tree Series body of work, I was pleasantly surprised to discover in my study of mosaics that there was a name for the white net-like structures I was painting. They are called “interstice” which is the space between the pieces of material (tesserae) where the grout goes in a mosaic. More over, the technique or “andamento” describing the movement and flow of the painting could be considered “Opus palladianum” or “crazy paving”, where the tesserae are irregularly shaped. These works are topical echoes of the initial Three Tree Series but contain further medium experiments with the use of glue, layered wood stain and color to create more atmospheric paintings. This body of work contains further attention on modeling the “interstice” with dimensionality, while also creating a textured negative space to form a nuanced shadow.

Painting:Gesso on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 20 H x 1.5 D in

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