Dancing With Trees
Dancing With Trees Art list for Madison, WI
Friday, April 16th, 2010
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Paintings as shown are not to scale in comparison to one another
The Dancing With Trees Art Exhibition celebrates the importance of trees and forests throughout history, portraying their diversity and relationships through a variety of creative associations. Twenty three of the paintings in this collection are on exhibit in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, May 1st through June 30th, 2010. Opening Reception Saturday May 1st, 12:45 – 4:00 p.m.
All life forms on this planet proliferated, continue to flourish, and ultimately depend on the existence of trees. While the message is urgent, I consider humanity’s role on the planet as positive, with the statement that creativity is our greatest asset; that “Our carbon footprint is worthy”. Further, creative thinking is our most primal, yet highly advanced and ever-evolving contribution toward solutions to healing wrongs done and changing ingrained habits to ones that are more appreciative of the environment in general.
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Dancing With Trees
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Dancing With Trees (# 3), 85 x 45 x 3 inches Acrylics on canvas, name changed from Your Majesty, and the signature piece for the Majesty of Trees solo exhibition. There is no black in this painting; the darkest areas are dioxazine purple. Aside from a couple of areas that are still questionable this painting is now finished. Specifically: I’m not sure about adding shadows and contrast on the bark of the main trees because it may take away from the cheerful expression of colors.
Progress in previous posts: January 19th and 30th
I’d also like to change the name of the exhibition to Dancing With Trees because I discovered there is a book with the title ‘Majesty of Trees’; I don’t want it to seem plageurized, but also the new title seems overall more suitable for the collection. All the proposals from now on will be entitled Dancing With Trees , but the show still opens under the original one.
* Thanks Karen for your perspective, I really do appreciate it *
DWT – work in progress
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Dancing With Trees is an example of work that does not reflect the original vision I had, but is turning into something much more interesting.
I’m not giving up on this one even though it’s kind of past its prime…but most paintings need a rest period before the direction is obvious. I feel that I’m on to something here, and keep trying things to enhance the character of the dancing trees and the lighting. Sometimes the ambition about the subject overtakes the wisdom to see when it could be finished…or when it’s acceptable as finished…but I’m looking for paintings to be more than just acceptable. There is always potential for success, even if a painting has past that point of no return. How will you ever know if you don’t try?
Dancing With Trees #02 – WIP
Monday, September 17th, 2007
Dancing With Trees – a work in progress, as most paintings are, even after submitting them in to juried exhibitions! Am still having doubts about the sky; not quite dark enough to contrast with the small amounts of bright coming from sunset and stars; will study that and possibly adjust. Layers of glaze used in the recent stages: Hansa yellow light, Pthalo blue, Pthalo green, Permanent green, thio violet, Mars black, Cadmium red light, Dioxazine violet
It’s the sky’s turn
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
It’s the sky’s turn to dance!
White glaze will attach itself to the varnish I dripped on the other day. ~ Dancing With Trees ~
Dancing With Trees – progress
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Dancing With Trees, started August 30th - 48 x 48 Acrylics on canvas - progression details are combined into one post. The Oil Pastel with the same name, posted in March 2007, inspired the painting.
I’ve tried lots of new things with this one – am hoping to keep just the impression of branches; I don’t want too many details. Using washes and glazes to help create the cedar branch texture I’ve dripped water, paint and varnish across patches of color, and also tried splattering it on with a brush and painting upside down.