painting
I have been painting a lot lately and it feels great. I used to be a painter exclusively and have come around to working in a variety of approaches and media depending upon what I want the outcome to be. But painting my first love and when I engage in it, it just feels right and it pretty much consumes me. I like the work I am making and am rather curious about it, as each piece is feeling like a discovery.
I have found that reading about painting and art in general gets me psyched up to be in the studio. I recently read Lives of the Artists by Calvin Tomkins, Inside the Painter’s Studio by Joe Fig and am currently reading The Daily Practice of Painting by Gerhard Richter and Mirror-Travels: Robert Smithson and History by Jennifer L. Roberts.
Looking great! I have some time ahead of me for some reading. What book would you recommend I start with?
July 29th, 2010 at 11:11 pm