hannahreimartistca: Subject Matter Matters- Or does it?

hannahreimartistca: Subject Matter Matters- Or does it?: "Subject Matter Matters- POPPIES MY WAY I have blogged about flowers before but the subject still annoys me. How to paint them in a non-paint..."

Subject Matter Matters- Or does it?

Encaustic on Board. Sold. Detail below.

Subject Matter Matters- POPPIES MY WAY

I have blogged about flowers before but the subject still annoys me. How to paint them in a non-painterly way. Such a ubiquitous subject matter, flowers. Especially the poppy. The watercolourists suprema. The penultimate flower. Great colour, interesting form. And of course. It's not a rose.

Roses, another sore point for me.

So here we are, choosing to paint flowers again. Poppies that are not easily identifiable at first glance. Encaustic is a wonderful medium for my goal. Wax and paint will move the painting along without giving the whole story away. Happily, I am somewhere between impressionistic and abstract.  If  I would be so bold as to give advice on selecting subject matter for painting I would say, the subject matters and then it doesn't. Are you clear on that? Of course you are.

hannahreimartistca: Two Heads are Better than One

hannahreimartistca: Two Heads are Better than One: "Mixed Media on Paper When I start creating a piece I never see the end in my vision. I am envious of artists who do, or is that at all p..."

hannahreimartistca: Watercolour-The Match between the Motive and the ...

hannahreimartistca: Watercolour-The Match between the Motive and the ...: "A Peaceful Resolution Watercolour vs. Me It's Clean. OK? My real problem with most media I use is that I am not fond of mess. Obviously,..."

Watercolour-The Match between the Motive and the Medium

A Peaceful Resolution
Watercolour vs. Me

It's Clean. OK?

My real problem with most media I use is that I am not fond of mess. Obviously, that is not a good thing for an artist to declare.Every so often, I make a decision to use watercolour in the way I would use acrylic. But the end result is not what  I am pursuing. Watercolour has a mind of its own. And we are not of like minds. I want the colour to move. And it doesn't. Then I want it to be stable. And it's not. It wants to be painterly and lovely and pleasant and form trees and flowers and other fauna. Struggle. Scream, dab, wash, scream again.

No, it will not conform. What a miserable, stubborn... no wonder it's associated with kindergarden. I hate you. But, then. A mark that I actually like. One small, unsuspecting mark. In the full sheet of paper, one insignificant mark which makes me happy. The brush, the paper and the watercolour have come to an agreement to make me crazy and continue to paint. Ah ha! It's a plot. Then the gloves come off and the match continues. Usually I lose. But I am a stubborn s.o.b. too. So here we are. An impasse.

I fold the paper, maybe rip it to relieve some of the stress.

Well, at least the clean-up is easy.

hannahreimartistca: Where is the Symbolism... what? No Symbolism??

hannahreimartistca: Where is the Symbolism... what? No Symbolism??: "Not every piece of art deserves interpretation or analysis. First, it's boring to blah,blah,blah it to death. Secondly, the best work is som..."

Where is the Symbolism... what? No Symbolism??

Not every piece of art deserves interpretation or analysis. First, it's boring to blah,blah,blah it to death. Secondly, the best work is sometimes visceral. It has no intellectual component which you can discern.

So I laugh when some buyer insists on a story. I have none for this piece. It is a sculptural, whimsical non-functioning version of a teapot.(Which by the way, is the most complicated pot a ceramist can construct (or create if you are being snobbish).

So that's it for this piece... it's gone to a lovely home- the most spiritual woman (Pilates Instructor) bought to display  and enjoy. Sorry for the lack of blah, blah, blah today. Hope you enjoyed looking at the piece.