I enjoy how this artist used a combination of graphite and ink to produce wide swathes of soft burnished textures with diffused light lines (erased), and thin liquid dark contrast. I enjoy how the compositions are studies of energy between two objects, and the surrounding spaces. The reflections are shared between the two balloons, but also on the ceiling. It’s hard to not anthropomorphize the objects. Balloon meets balloon, balloon loses balloon, balloon comes back ’cause static. [gallery ids=”4391,4392,4393,4394,4395,4396,4397″ onclick=”link_no Helium drawings by Sarit Su Rosen
Rosen’s artist statement:
This triple series of “replication” drawings shows images of helium balloons. The images are a direct continuation of my interest in sight and sound, in the way the voice is changed by inhaling Helium gas and the way the air becomes balloon-shaped. In my drawings of hot-air balloons, one sees distorted reflections of the architectural surroundings. Reflectivity is a motif that runs through these drawings as I explore concepts like “reality,” “reflections of reality” and “distortions of reality.”
The content below is from the Seattle Artist League’s Official Artist-Not-In-Residence, Patty Haller. We are pits deep in a series called “Stuff that Patty Likes.” Patty’s Ponderous Post “The paintings I’m showing in January 2017 at Smith and Vallee Gallery are my explorations of pattern, color and how to handle the complex data of forest …
Previously I posted four masterwork studies drawn by Fran O’Neill and I challenged you to identify them. I don’t have a good memory for names, but I did recognize the works in a general way, and I was impressed when you named all but one. I admit I didn’t recognize the landscape but the scene …
Helen Rae (1938-2020)“Her drawings, in colored pencil and graphite, are immediately striking for their vivid imagery, resonant use of color and innovative reworking of source material. Using fashion advertisements as a point of departure for otherworldly journeys into the subconscious, Helen transforms the original images into something uniquely expressive, which possess a strange beauty and …
For the last two weeks I’ve had the benefit of learning from Carlos San Millan. He is a generous painter. What took a while for me to grasp at first is now coming into form, and soon will be a V. Note. In the meantime, I wanted to send out some new painters. In the …
Sarit Su Rosen’s Reflections
I enjoy how this artist used a combination of graphite and ink to produce wide swathes of soft burnished textures with diffused light lines (erased), and thin liquid dark contrast. I enjoy how the compositions are studies of energy between two objects, and the surrounding spaces. The reflections are shared between the two balloons, but also on the ceiling. It’s hard to not anthropomorphize the objects. Balloon meets balloon, balloon loses balloon, balloon comes back ’cause static. [gallery ids=”4391,4392,4393,4394,4395,4396,4397″ onclick=”link_no Helium drawings by Sarit Su Rosen
Rosen’s artist statement:
This triple series of “replication” drawings shows images of helium balloons. The images are a direct continuation of my interest in sight and sound, in the way the voice is changed by inhaling Helium gas and the way the air becomes balloon-shaped. In my drawings of hot-air balloons, one sees distorted reflections of the architectural surroundings. Reflectivity is a motif that runs through these drawings as I explore concepts like “reality,” “reflections of reality” and “distortions of reality.”
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Previously I posted four masterwork studies drawn by Fran O’Neill and I challenged you to identify them. I don’t have a good memory for names, but I did recognize the works in a general way, and I was impressed when you named all but one. I admit I didn’t recognize the landscape but the scene …
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For the last two weeks I’ve had the benefit of learning from Carlos San Millan. He is a generous painter. What took a while for me to grasp at first is now coming into form, and soon will be a V. Note. In the meantime, I wanted to send out some new painters. In the …