“If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much space.”― Stephen Hunt
Some of you may know that I practice yoga regularly. In yoga, we often speak about finding our
edge. We mean to find “that place where
you are challenged, but successful”. In
making art, I find it necessary to find my edge. It is essential to my creative process to
experiment and push myself out of my
comfort zone. Sometimes this is in
little ways. For example using a color
that I don't often work with or trying a texture tool that I haven't used
before. Experimentation may involve
something bigger such as working on a large surface, a slick surface or trying
a design I have never used before.
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| Radishes - mixed media on panel 6x6 |
In my painting, Radishes I am painting on
a surface that I have not used before. This is a wood panel that is
cradled, meaning that it does not need to be framed and is ready to hang as is.
I often paint with watercolor on a surface that has been coated in
acrylic gesso. A friend saw one of my paintings and showed me this new
surface that she was using for her oil paintings. I had been looking for
a very smooth surface to use with my abstracts. I really loved painting
these radishes and will be painting at least 3 more of these 6x6 cradled
panels. I know that in my last post I indicated that I would post some
photos of this painting in process, but I just get so into the painting that I
forget to stop and take pictures. They are gessoed and ready for a subject.
This painting is $75.00; contact me at lauragibbs@lauragibbs-studio.com
to purchase.
Have a great day!
