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SoCal: Jackson Pollock does Ocean Park Painting
United States
Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Size: 22 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
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My original thoughts on southern California was to create a “New Ocean Park” series of paintings after Richard Diebenkorn. I began by exploring his Ocean Park paintings through a series of about 40 compositional sketches. The more I drew the more my interest and respect grew for these paintings. I found them much more complex than their simple beauty portrays. These sketches did not produce the inspiration I was hoping for. Still the effort was wasted as I did enjoy making the small studies. Several years ago I painted what I imagined the great JMW Turner might have made of the modern Manhattan skyline. Turner never visited the United States and the skyline didn’t exist at the time of his death. That aside, I did enjoy trying to impose Turner’s semi-abstract style on the New York skyline. Much later, this style juxtaposition got me wondering what Jackson Pollock would have thought of Ocean Park? The Coastal Colours. The light and atmosphere of the beach scene. I hope you enjoy my rendering of “Jackson Pollock does Ocean Park”. Painted with Daniel Smith watercolor paint, and white gouache on 200# Saunders-Waterford C.P. watercolour paper. This is the superior quality watercolour paper made by St Cuthberts Mill and comes with the Royal Watercolour Society’s endorsement. It is made using 100% cotton, the highest quality paper making material, to high archival standards. Saunders-Waterford has always been my goto paper. I’ve tried most other brands and with the exception of a couple of handmade papers, I find S-W superior to all others. The painting is unframed and unmatted. The overall size of this painting is 30x22 inches, with a ½ all around border (not shown) to allow for matting and framing. The actual displayed area measures 29x21 inches. My signature, a small cartouche, can be found near the bottom right of the painting. Also the painting is signed and dated on the back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Original Created:2020
Subjects:Abstract
Materials:Paper
Styles:Abstract Expressionism
Mediums:WatercolorGouache
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Watercolor on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:22 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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I am a self-taught artist-painter located in Plymouth, Michigan, born in Oakland, California. I have lived and worked in the U.S.A., Canada, The United Kingdom, Germany, and Singapore. I’m a self taught painter as are all painters. You must put in the hours at the easel. The only path for a painter is to paint. You are not wasting paint or ruining canvas/paper. It’s only through your own mistakes that you learn to become a painter. How do I start a painting? Something catches my eye; a shadow, a shape, some type of contrast. I see something that is not there, or more than what is there, or different from what is there. This impression will sometimes result in a verbal phrase, a few words. It’s not a title but perhaps an emotion, or a feeling, or a response to what I see. These are the seeds of a new painting. The best of a half a dozen Notan sketches establishes the armature/feng shui, main abstract shapes, value plan and division of space. I can proceed directly to painting unless there is a man made object that requires a detailed drawing. I paint landscapes. Some are impressionistic and others are more abstract. Watercolour is my favorite medium. As with any medium, there are limitations which lead me to add ink, gouache, and acrylic. I will sometimes add accents with conté or oil pastels. For the past 5 years or so, I have focused on painting a series with a single subject. I find these constraints stimulates my creative vision. The southern California beach scene is what I have chosen for my newest series. I work from photographs. They provide an idea about the dream or the reality of SoCal. My imagination takes over and I try to express my feelings about the scene my artists eye sees.
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