The Artist likes these quotes.
We work not only to produce but to give value to time." ~ Eugene Delacroix "We live in a beautiful and orderly world, not in a chaos without norms, even though this is how it sometimes appears." ~ M. C. Escher (Dutch) "I paint in order not to cry." ~ Paul Klee "What I dream of is an art of equilibrium, purity and tranquility, devoid of upsetting or troubling subject matter ..." ~ Henri Matisse "Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish." ~Michelangelo "An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision." ~ James McNeill Whistler "As a suffering creature, I cannot do without something greater than I - something that is my life -- the power to create." ~ Vincent Van Gogh An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. ~Charles Horton Cooley All art requires courage. ~Anne Tucker God and other artists are always a little obscure. ~Oscar Wilde
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Remembering Flight is your best piece in my oppinion.
Thank You for your kind words to my message board.
As it is a natural quality of Acrylic paint to "flatten", your work uses this extensively. I see in works like "Daydreamer" a mix of flatness, graphics, and value modeling. This may be a good strategy for your different styles to integrate. It is certainly worth focusing on for a few pieces to "see" what develops. I like the playfulness in some of your pieces. FOr me though, I keep returning to Remembering Flight. I believe this piece has a more sophisticated sensibility. Just my opinion of course.
Thanks for offering your work to public inspection. It is courageous and admirable.
Sylvain