Sunday, February 27, 2011

Interiors



When I paint in the woods I refer to it as "painting in the interior" as opposed to the fields and open spaces. It is the hardest painting I do because of all the stuff. It is a hodge podge of shapes and values and pieces and light and confusion. It takes filtering. And time. And patience. Three very distinct deficiencies in my personality and life. So... I have decided to make an effort to include it in my routine because when it is done it is gorgeous. I have seen some Aspevig interiors that are so spot on that you can smell the woods and see that wonderful diffused light that permeates everything under the canopy that is created by the tree tops. And for filtering and putting the EXACT number of strokes necessary to say what needs to be said, nobody does it better than Marc Hanson. He can filter and put the perfect stroke right where it needs to be to say everything that needs to be said. Nails it.
I have been painting in the Cheatham Wildlife Management area between hunting seasons there. They have 20,000 acres of interiors. Lots of hardwood timber on ridges and in hollows. If you go make sure its during the periods where there is no hunting or the wildlife officers there will make sure it's the most expensive painting trip you have ever been on.

2 comments:

greggart said...

Dead on about Aspevig....any subject that guy touches is dead on. He has a new book and it's great.

As usual, greag stuff Kevin. "interiors" are difficult. We have a lot of Aspen groves in Idaho and those are the type of interiors we get to do....same problem though a million piece of abstract shapes and reflected light.

Denise Rose said...

Love it Kevin! I love sun dappled things and this painting is a great "interior"!